This isn't something I want to do, being a cop, but here's the first verse: Police come and I didn't want to go this morning (3X) Shot him down with my forty-four, this morning.The rest of the verses are usually generic verses that show up in lots of old-time country songs. I don't remember them, partly because I just woke up and haven't gotten to my second cup of coffee yet, and also because I try to avoid this song.
Oh, yeah, in order to make the word "police" fit the tune, you have to put the accent on the first syllable - POE-leese.