He’d beat her up because she ran around
She shot him and they laid him in the ground
There’s two children left without a home
Wondering what in the world is going on

Guilty of murder first degree
Brushy mountain penitentiary
There’s two children left without a home
Wondering what in the world is going on

Who showed who
Who played it smart
One in jail one in the grave with a bullet through the heart
Who showed who
Who’s right or wrong
Two children left without a home

Well I guess that tragic happenings never end
You don’t think these things happen to your friends
Well I thought I knew them both so very well
But he’s in the grave and she’s in a cell

I guess they both felt they were justified
But I can’t say that I saw either side
But for Tommy and Mary right or wrong
There’s two children left without a home

[1] He’d beat her up [5] because she ran [1] around
She shot him and they [5] laid him in the [1] ground
There’s two [5] children [4] left without a [1] home
[4] Wondering what in the world is going [5] on

[1] Guilty of [5] murder first [1] degree
[1] Brushy mountain [5] penitentia-[1]-ry
There’s two [5] children [4] left without a [1] home
[4] Wondering what in the world is going [5] on

[1] Who showed who
Who played it smart
One in jail one in the grave with a [^b7] bullet through the heart
[1] Who showed who
Who’s right or wrong
[4] Two children left [5] without a home

Well I guess that tragic happenings never end
You don’t think these things happen to your friends
Well I thought I knew them both so very well
But he’s in the grave and she’s in a cell

I guess they both felt they were justified
But I can’t say that I saw either side
But for Tommy and Mary right or wrong
There’s two children left without a home