Oh, help me in my weakness   I heard the drifter say   As they carried him from the court room   And were carrying him away      Well, my trip hasn't been a pleasant one   And my time it isn't long   And I still do not know   What it was that I've done wrong      Well, the judge he cast his robe aside   A tear came to his eye   Well, you fail to understand, he said   Why must you even try?      Outside the crowd was stirring   You could hear it from the door   Inside the judge was stepping down   While the jury cried for more, more, more   Cried for more, cried for more      Hey, you better leave that boy's soul alone      Oh, stop that passing the jury   Grab me a tendon and me a nurse   Oh, the trial was bad enough   Yes, but this is ten times worse      Just then a bolt of lightning   Showed the court house out of shape   And while everybody knelt to pray   The drifter made his escape   Drifter did his escape   Yeah, so long