Lyrics:

I was put here by a jury of twelve good men and true,
for myself I would'nt worry, but what about Jenny Lou.

What'll they do to her, what'll they do to her,
what'll they do to my darlin'?
Will they go blamin' her, tauntin' and shamin' her
after I'm gone away.

Since the main street was deserted, they all believed the worse,
there was only me, and Jenny could swear it was him drew first.
They believed I meant to kill him, although he'd been my pal,
there was real bad blood between us, for Jenny was once his gal.

What'll they do to her, what'll they do to her,
what'll they do to my darlin'?
Will they go blamin' her, tauntin' and shamin' her
after I'm gone away.

Now they'll make my Jenny suffer, for her good name is gone,
how his brother's lied by saying that Jenny had led him on !
They'll be comin' in the mornin' to take me to a tree,
when I think how they'll treat Jenny, I wish it was him killed me.

What'll they do to her, what'll they do to her,
what'll they do to my darlin'?
Will they go blamin' her, tauntin' and shamin' her
after I'm gone away.

What'll they do to her, what'll they do to her, after I'm gone away.