On the Grand Canyon Line I was riding along
On the Grand Canyon Line I was singing no song
On the Grand Canyon Line I was riding along
Couldn't go back to Texas, 'cos I knowed I'd done wrong
I passed by the bank and no money I had
It wasn't that I really had meant to be bad
But I robbed the State Bank with a trembling hand
With my pistol and my money through the big doors I ran
On the Grand Canyon Line...
Sitting alone in a box car forlorn
Because of the brigand the rich man's woe
I thought of my sweetheart - began to cry
When I am caught, by my neck I will die
On the Grand Canyon Line...
The box car flew open and the Posse walked in
The Sheriff said, Grab him boys, I think that is him
They took me to the jailhouse, and now I must die
Five hours to live, boys, how the time does fly
On the Grand Canyon Line I was riding along
On the Grand Canyon Line I was singing no song
On the Grand Canyon Line I was riding along
Couldn't go back to Texas, 'cos I knowed I'd done wrong