The code of the mountain, way down in the backwoods The code of the mountain, the unwritten law There Harry and Joe Brown, way down in the backwoods There Harry and Joe Brown, shot Charlie McGraw
They caught him at daybreak, way down in the backwoods They caught him at daybreak, down on his knees He pleaded for mercy, way down in the backwoods He pleaded for mercy, heed to my pleas
Said Harry to Charlie, way down in the backwoods Said Harry to Charlie, you thought you were sly The code of the mountains, way down in the backwoods The code of the mountains, says you must die
He loaded his rifle, way in the backwoods He loaded his rifle, Joe loaded up too One shot and another, wat down in the backwoods The code of the mountains, is the only law there
They buried poor Charlie, way down in the backwoods They buried poor Charlie, without any prayer The code of the mountains, way down in the backwoods The code of the mountains, is the only law there
Deep in the earth now, down in the backwoods Deep in the earth now, lies Charlie McGraw For the code of the mountains, way down in the backwoods The code of the mountains is the unwritten law