Wild Bill Jones

Traditional

Key of G · Chords: I V

Verse 1

   G
As I went down for to take a little walk
                 D    G
I came upon that Wild Bill Jones
   G
He was a walking and a talking by my true lover’s side
                 D     G
And I bid him to leave her alone

Verse 2

   G
He said my age is twenty-one
    D         G
Too old to be controlled
  G
I pulled my revolver from my side
                     D    G
And I destroyed that poor boy’s soul

Verse 3

   G
He reeled and he staggered, and he fell to the ground
                 D   G
And then he gave one dying moan
   G
He wrapped his arms around my little girl’s neck
                   D        G
Saying honey won’t you take me home

Verse 4

   G
So put them handcuffs on me boys
                    D       G
And lead me to that freight car gate
  G
I have no friends or relations there
              D  G
No-one for to go my bail

Verse 5

   G
So pass around that old long necked bottle
          D         G
And we’ll all go on a spree
    G
For today was the last of that Wild Bill Jones
                     D        G
And tomorrow will be the last of me

Verse 6

They sent me to prison for twenty long years
This poor boy longs to be free
But Wild Bill Jones and that long-necked bottle
Have been the ruin of me