Hey look yonder, Henry, comes the sheriff
  And he's carrying a warrant in his hand
  Don't you run, poor old Henry, for he will shoot you
  Not long will you be a free man
    Chorus:
    Now twenty years you must spend behind steel bars
  For a crime that you did not do
  Yeah the lie she swore in that district court
  Has proved to be the ruin of you
    Tried to warn you, Henry, not to cross her
  Tried to tell you about her vengeful ways
    When you turned and left her for another
  She swore, Henry, that she'd make you pay
    Chorus:
    Now twenty years you must spend behind steel bars
  For a crime that you did not do
  Yeah the lie she swore in that district court
  Has proved to be the ruin of you
    Listen well, all you young rounders
  Heed the lesson poor old Henry never learned
  That even hell with all its fiery power
  Hath no fury like a woman's scorn
    Chorus:
    Now twenty years you must spend behind steel bars
  For a crime that you did not do
  Yeah the lie she swore in that district court
  Has proved to be the ruin of you
    Yeah the lie she swore in that district court
  Has proved to be the ruin of you