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,
cause I know 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 the money
through the big door I ran.
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,
cause I know I'd done wrong
Sitting alone in a box
car's four walls
Because of a break in the rich man's laws
I thought of my sweetheart, I began to cry
When I am caught by my neck I will die
On the Grand Canyon line
I was ridin' along
On the Grand Canyon line
I was singin' no song
On the Grand Canyon line
I was ridin' along
Couldn't go back to Texas
cause I know I done wrong
The boxcar door opened
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, 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,
cause I know I'd done wrong