I lit out from Reno I was trailed by twenty hounds
Didn't get to sleep last night till the morning came around
I set out running but I take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight
Ran into the devil babe, he loaned me twenty bills
Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The first ones named sweet Anne Marie, and she's my heart's delight
The second one is prison baby, the sheriffs on my trail
And if he catches up with me I'll spend my life in jail
Got a wife in Chino babe, and one in Cherokee