The desert winds are howling, and it's cold out here tonight
But I got to keep movin', or stand and make my fight
'Cause there's nineteen men chasin' me and my pony's gettin' tired
I killed a man in Laramie for callin' me a liar
(Nineteen men, they're chasing me, they're chasing me tonight)
Got a fresh horse and some water, from a woman down the line
She was the kind of woman I'd like to have for mine
But there's nineteen men camped out back there waiting out the night
They think they're going to catch me as soon as it comes light
(As soon as it comes light)
I keep thinking 'bout the man I killed, and how he said I lied
Some folks said that I done right, but the law was on his side
Now there's nineteen men full of fear and hate, comin' up the hill
They don't care for the man I killed
They're looking for blood to spill
(They're looking for blood to spill)
The winds are getting stronger now, I think I've lost my way
For the sand and dust is everywhere, guess now I better pray
Or those nineteen men will catch me, I must find a place to hide
I told the Lord above me, they won't take me alive
(Nineteen men, they're chasing me, they're chasing me tonight)
They won't take me alive
(Nineteen men, they're chasing me, they're chasing me tonight)
No, they won't take me alive
(Nineteen men, they're chasing me, they're chasing me tonight)
No, they won't take me alive
(Nineteen men, they're chasing me, they're chasing me tonight)