Verse 1: 
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Oh, down the road came poor little Junco 
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Boys, he was loaded as he could be 
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The poor man was knocked out, knocked out and loaded 
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And he was wobblin' all over the street. 
 
Verse 2: 
I heard him singing six months ain't no sentence 
He said one year was not no time 
He said he had friends still in Angola 
Serving from fourteen to ninety-nine 
 
Verse 3: 
You know, when he had plenty of money 
He had a friend all over town 
He says he's been broke, dirty, and hungry 
Not a single friend can be found 
 
Verse 4: 
Well, a poor man pawned his white-handled pistol 
Oh he bought, yeah, a diamond ring 
He tried to pawn the woman he was lovin' 
But the poor girl couldn't sign her name 
 
Verse 5: 
He said give him water when he gets thirsty 
Tell him that water is mighty fine when you're dry 
Give him a tink, yeah, when he gets sickly 
Give him the graveyard if he dies