[1] It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It [4] takes a worried man to sing a worried [1] song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I'm worried [5] now but I won't be worried [1] long

I went across the river and I laid down to sleep
Went across the river and I laid down to sleep
Went across the river and I laid down to sleep
When I woke up had shackles on my feet

Twenty nine links of chain around my leg
Twenty nine links of chain around my leg
Twenty nine links of chain around my leg
And on each link was the initials of my name

I asked the judge what might be my fine
I asked the judge what might be my fine
I asked the judge what might be my fine
Twenty one years on the Rocky Mountain Line

The train that I ride is sixteen coaches long
The train that I ride is sixteen coaches long
The train that I ride is sixteen coaches long
The girl I love is on that train and gone