Hey, fellas, have you heard the news,
I’ve been away so long
Yeah, the women in this town have been misused,
Wonder where I went wrong
Yeah, I seen it all in my dreams last night,
Spent my last years in a cell
Girls leaving this town ’cause you don’t treat ’em right.
Never ever go away again
Oh, take a train (take a train), fly by plane (fly by plane),
I’ve been so sad and lonely
Yeah, gettin’ tired (gettin’ tired), sick and tired (sick and tired).
Never ever ever gonna go away again
All you fellas better change your ways,
It’s a waste of time doing time
Yeah, leaving this town in a matter of days,
When you dind’t commit a crime
Girls are good, you better treat ’em true,
It wasn’t me it was my brother bill
I seen fellas running around with someone new.
And I’d have to tell never gonna speak to bill again
He’s made me sad and lonely
Gettin’ tired (gettin’ tired), sick and tired (sick and tired),
Never ever gonna speak to brother bill again
Yeah, leavin’ here (leavin’ here), leavin’ here (leavin’ here),
I said leavin’ here, yeah yeah yeah, don’t want to leave all here,
It was no use, they put my brother on the jury
Be a while, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah.
He bribed the others ’cause he owns the local brewery
They let me out today
The love of a women is a wonderful thing (oh yeah),
Brother bill’s gonna pay
Yeah, the way you treat ’em is a crying shame (oh yeah),
No one’s ever gonna speak to bill again
I tell you, fella, yeah, it won’t be long (oh yeah),
Never ever gonna speak to bill again
Yeah, before these women they all have gone (oh yeah).
He’ll be too cold and bony
Never ever gonna go away again
Yeah, gettin’ tired (gettin’ tired), sick and tired (sick and tired),
Never ever gonna go away again
Yeah, take a train (take a train), fly by plane (fly by plane),
Never ever gonna go away again
Yeah, gonna leavin’ here, yeah leavin’ here,
Yeah, leavin’ here, ya gonna leave all here now,
Baby baby baby, please don’t leave here.