Come Gather Round Me Children, A Story I Will Tell

Of Pretty Boy Floyd, An Outlaw, Oklahoma Knew Him Well.

Was In The Town Of Shawnee On A Saturday Afternoon

His Wife Beside Him In The Wagon As Into Town They Rode.

A Deputy Sheriff Approached Them In A Manner Rather Rude

Using Vulgar Words Of Language And His Wife She Overheard.

Well, Pretty Boy Grabbed A Log Chain, And The Deputy Grabbed A Gun

And In The Fight That Followed, He Laid That Deputy Down.

Then He Took To The Trees And Rivers To Lead A Life Of Shame.

Every Crime In Oklahoma Was Added To His Name.

Yes He Took To The Trees And Timbers On The Canadian River Shore,

And The Outlaw Found A Welcome At Many A Farmer's Door.

Yes, There's Many A Starving Farmer, The Same Story Told

How The Outlaw Paid Their Mortgage And Saved Their Little Home.

Others Tell About The Stranger Who Came To Beg A Meal

And Underneath The Napkin Left A Thousand Dollar Bill.

It Was In Oklahoma City, It Was On A Christmas Day

Came A Whole Carload Of Groceries And A Letter That Did Say,

"Well, You Say That I'm An Outlaw, And You Say That I'm A Thief.

Here's A Christmas Dinner For The Families On Relief."

Well, As Through The World I've Rambled, I've Seen Lots Of Funny Men,

Some Rob You With A Sixgun, Some With A Fountain Pen.

As Through This World You Ramble, As Through This World You Roam,

You'll Never See An Outlaw Drive A Family From Its Home.