He prayed upon the bad ones so wide was spread his fameFrom Houston up to Calgary the folks all knew his nameHe was the toughest cowboy ever worked the rodeoThis man that they call Oklahoma JoeHis wins were tremendous and the crowds would gather roundThe whisky flowed like water when his party came to townIt was the ramblin' life that he loved soThis man that they call Oklahoma JoeThe sands of time were winnin' mighty Joe would not give inHeavy was the toll he'd pay to lead his life of sinAt the big one down in Cheyenne he got throwedThis man that they call Oklahoma JoeA silence fell upon the crowd as Joe rose to his feetAt last there lived an outlaw might Joe could not defeatAnd gone was all the glory he loved soThis man that they call Oklahoma JoeOn the sidewalks of Milwaukee where the winter wind is coldHis noble spirit broken and his body weak and oldIn the mornin' light they found him lyin' dead upon the snowThis man that they call Oklahoma JoeTake warnin' young cowboy turn back for its too lateYour sin will be recorded in that talley book of fateYou'll die and let the devil take your soulLike this man that they call Oklahoma Joe