Come Gather Round Me Children,

A Story I Will Tell

About Pretty Boy Floyd The Outlaw,

Oklahoma Knew Him Well.



It Was In The Town Of Shawnee,

It Was A Saturday Afternoon,

His Wife Beside Him In The Wagon

As Into Town They Rode.



There A Deputy Sheriff Approached Him

In A Manner Rather Rude

Using Vulgar Words Of Language

And His Wife She Overheard.



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 Timbers

And He Lived A Life Of Shame,

Every Crime In Oklahoma

Was Added To His Name.



Yes He Took To The Trees And Timbers

On That Canadian River's Shore

And Pretty Boy Found A Welcome

At Many A Farmer's Door.



There's Many A Starving Farmer

The Same Old Story Told

How The Outlaw Paid Their Mortgage

And Saved Their Little Home.



Mothers Tell You 'bout A Stranger

That Came To Beg A Meal

And Underneath His Napkin

Left A Thousand Dollar Bill.



Now As Through The World I Ramble

I See Lots Of Funny Men

Some Will Rob You With A Six-gun

Some With A Fountain Pen.



But As Through Life You Travel,

Yes, As Through Life You Roam,

You'll Never See An Outlaw

Drive A Family From Their Home.