It was early in the morning 'bout nine to nine We were driving through the night near the Mexican line They said we caught you red We can shoot you dead So tell us what you got or get a bullet in your head
Got the arrested in El Paso blues Throw out the drugs and the booze Got the arrested in El Paso blues We've only got our rights and our freedom to lose
They confiscated our green and they took our dough They arrested us in El Paso Now they're pattin us down and kickin our shoes Readin us our rights got the arrested in El Paso blues
Got the arrested in El Paso blues Throw out the drugs and the booze Got the arrested in El Paso blues We've only got our rights and our freedom to lose
They got my worldly possessions thrown about the floor And I don't think we're gonna make the show no more So don't you mess with Texas from experience I know And steer far clear of the U.S. border patrol
Got the arrested in El Paso blues Throw out the drugs and the booze Got the arrested in El Paso blues We've only got our rights and our freedom to lose