But guilty I've been all my life time,

So, gentlemen, do as you will.

"It's when that I rode on the highway,

I've always had money in great store;

And whatever I took from the rich

I freely gave it to the poor.

"But my peace I have made with my Maker,

And with you I'm quite ready to go;

So here's adieu! to this world and its vanities,

For I'm ready to suffer the law."