The Ballad of a Texan's Ghost

[Verse 1] Well I got home a little past three And found my wife hid a secret from me I wasn't supposed to be back till four I'm home I said when I opened the door When the house was quiet I got a little scared I held my breath and walked up those stairs I saw another man laying in my bed When he caught my eye he knew he was dead [Chorus] The drinking gourd ain't safe for me They're looking for me in Abilene Further South is where I gotta go I'll make a home in Mexico [Verse 2] I had never left the lone star state And looking back now it ain't to great Everybody tried to make money on my head 500 bucks alive or dead I almost got caught down in San Ange By a little old lady and a big old man My posters were miles around And i just barely got out of town [Chorus] [Verse 3] I got as far as Del Rio I was almost over next thing I know The marshal shot me in the back And stopped me dead in my tracks I guess they got me I had lost Sent me home in a box Now I'm in the ground like that guy I shot My only regret is getting caught [Outro] Looks like no place was safe for me I'm in the ground in Abilene Wish I had got to Mexico But I turned my back in Del Rio