Charlie Montague - The Judge s Daughter lyrics

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<b>The Judge's Daughter</b> by <i>Charlie Montague</i><br />

Judge slammed his gavel

Looked down at me and smiled,

Said, "I'm gonna find you guilty

In this state's shortest trial."

So go on and call your Daddy

And have him go your bail

Don't even think of runnin' boy

You'll die in that jail.

Well, twenty minutes later,

Sonny met me at Earl's bar

He handed me a pistol and the keys to his car.

I waited until it got dark and I started driving south

State was out to get me though the jury was still out

You'd have to be the devil to do what they say I've done

You'd have to be a damn fool not to try to run

Yeah I admit that I'm guilty of one thing in this world,

I messed around in Texas with the Judge's only girl

So I found me a shallow spot, put the headlights on high,

And I walked across that Rio Grande a free man

On the southern side

Well Momma called this morning and hit me with the news

Said the Judge became a Grampa last night around two

Yeah I can't but smilin' cause it serves that SOB

To be holding a baby that looks "ha" just like me

Momma said he dropped the charges as I damn near dropped the phone

Guess his daughter wants his baby's daddy comin' home

So I found me a shallow spot

Put the headlights on high

And I drove across that Rio Grande a free man

On the Northern side

Well here I stand one more time in front of that ole' judge

With a smile on my face 'cause it's killing him to marry us