Well, my shoes have got the blues
They've seen 'em come, they've seen 'em go
They've been a million places and they've walked a million floors
But tonight they saw a sight they won't forget

I shot him down with my Colt .45
And I didn't break a sweat

Well, fair is fair, he took my wife
So I took my gun and I took his life
Well, well
Well, well
A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye
I'm taking him down to the river to die
Well, well
Well, well

My jeans have got the screams
'Cause they've been ripped and they've been torn
They got a million holes from all the times that they've been worn
But tonight they saw a sight that chilled them cold

I dumped him into the east side river
I think my soul is sold

Well, fair is fair, he took my wife
So I took my gun and I took his life
Well, well
Well, well
A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye
I'm taking him down to the river to die
Well, well
Well, well

My shoes have got the blues
Down to the river tonight