the ballad of cat ballou

it's a hanging day

in wolf city

wyoming

wolf city

wyoming

eighteen ninenty-four

they're gonna drop cat ballou

through the gallows floor

she has the smile of an angel

the eyes of an angel

the face of an angel

but she's mean and evil

through and through

cat ballou

cat ballou

yes

she's mean and evil

through and through

now she killed a man

in wolf city

wyoming

wolf city

wyoming

killed a man

it's true

and that is why they're hanging

hanging cat ballou

she has the smile of an angel

yes

the eyes of an angel

and the face of an angel

but she's mean and evil

through and through

cat ballou

cat ballou

yes

she's mean and evil

through and through

with her outlaw band

they're now telling a story

now telling a story

how she rode the plain

the wildest gal in the west

since calamity jane

she's got the smile of an angel

the eyes of an angel

and the face of an angel

but she's mean and evil

through and through

cat ballou

cat ballou

yes

she's mean and evil

through and through

now today's the day

that she's going to glory

she's going to glory

for the way she sinned

they'll be speeding her soul

to a wayward wind

hallelujah

she's got the smile of an angel

yeah

the eyes of an angel

and the face of an angel

but she's mean and evil

through and through

cat ballou

cat ballou

yeah

she's mean and evil

through and through