I'm in a women's prison with bars all around

I caught my darlin' cheatin; that's when I shot him down

I caught him in a honky-tonk with a girl I used to know

The door to my cell is open wide and a voice cries out, "Oh no"

The judge says I'm guilty; my sentence is to die

I know I've been forgiven, but the price of love is high

The crowd outside is screamin, "Let the murderer die"

But above all their voices I can hear my mama cry

I'm sittin' here on death row and Lord I've lost my mind

For love I've killed my darlin' and for love I'll lose my life

I can hear the warden coming from the clinging of his keys

But when they come to get me, he'll have to drag me off my kness

The door to my cell swings open; it's time for me to go

The priest is reading my last rites; he says, "dying's part of livin, ya know"

And there's a crowd outside screamin, "Let that murderer fry"

But above all their voices you can hear my mama cry

Now they've strapped me in the chair and covered up my eyes

And the last voice I hear on Earth is my mama's cry