The hand of fate is on me now
  It pick me up and knock me down
  I'm on the run, I'm prison bound
  The hand of fate is heavy now
  I killed a man, I'm highway bound
  The wheel of fortune keeps turning round
  Turning round, turning round
  I should have known it was a one horse town
    My sweet girl was once his wife
  He had papers the judge had signed
  The wind blew hard, it was stormy night
  He shot me once, but I shot him twice
  The hand of fate is on me now
  It pick me up and it kicked me right down
  Kicked me right down
  Kicked me right down
    I had to save her life
  Yeah, I gunned him twice
  Yeah, and I watched him die, watch out boy
  Yeah, I watched him die
    He was a barroom man, the violent kind
  He had no love for that gal of mine
  Then one day in a drinking bout
  He swore he'd throw me right of town
  The hand of fate is on me now
  I shot that man I put him underground
  I put him underground
  Yes I did
    I'm on the run, I hear the hounds
  My luck is up, my chips are down
  So goodbye baby, so long now
  Wish me luck, I'm going to need it child
  The hand of fate is on me now
  Yeah it's too late
  Too late baby, too late now
  The hand of fate is on me now
  The hand of fate is heavy now
    It pick you up and knock you down