"Box Car Shorty's Confession" lyrics

It wasn't gambling that caused me to kill my friend Peter Blue
It wasn't gambling that caused me to kill my friend Peter Blue
If you caught your best friend with your wife, you'd do the same thing, too

When they strapped on the lie detector, the needle kept going up and down
When they strapped on the lie detector, the needle kept going up and down
And they knew I were lying since I first sat down

So, I spoke to my conscience and asked, "What should I do?"
Yes, I spoke to my conscience and asked, "What should I do?"
My conscience said, "Shorty, I would plead guilty if I were you"

So, I stood up on my feet and raised up my right hand
So, I stood up on my feet and raised up my right hand
I said, "Judge, I'm confessing, I shot my woman's man"

So, the prosecutor asked me, "Shorty, why did you kill that man?"
So, the prosecutor asked me, "Shorty, why did you kill that man?"
I said, "If you've never been in love, then you wouldn't understand"

When I signed my confession, this is what I wrote
When I signed my confession, this is what I wrote
That I'm throwing myself on the mercy of the court

When the jury found me guilty, my woman's eyes were full of tears
When the jury found me guilty, my woman's eyes were full of tears
The verdict was manslaughter, I got from 1 to 20 years

Baby, one year ain't no sentence and 20 years ain't no time
Baby, one year ain't no sentence and 20 years ain't no time
And if I pass, I'll see you when I do my time