The hand of fate is on me now 

It pick me up and knock me down 

I'm on the run, I'm prison bound 

The hand of fate is heavy now 

I killed a man, I'm highway bound 

The wheel of fortune keeps turning round 

Turning round, turning round 

I should have known it was a one horse town 



My sweet girl was once his wife 

He had papers the judge had signed 

The wind blew hard, it was stormy night 

He shot me once, but I shot him twice 

The hand of fate is on me now 

It pick me up and it kicked me right down 

Kicked me right down 

Kicked me right down 



I had to save her life 

Yeah, I gunned him twice 

Yeah, and I watched him die, watch out boy 

Yeah, I watched him die 



He was a barroom man, the violent kind 

He had no love for that gal of mine 

Then one day in a drinking bout 

He swore he'd throw me right of town 

The hand of fate is on me now 

I shot that man I put him underground 

I put him underground 

Yes I did 



I'm on the run, I hear the hounds 

My luck is up, my chips are down 

So goodbye baby, so long now 

Wish me luck, I'm going to need it child 

The hand of fate is on me now 

Yeah it's too late 

Too late baby, too late now 

The hand of fate is on me now 

The hand of fate is heavy now 



It pick you up and knock you down