He shot the lawyer, but he did not mean to shoot that tree.
He shot the lawyer, but he did not mean to shoot that tree.

All around that tree he wound.
Just trying to shoot him down.
The Druids want to bring him in guilty
For the shooting of a young oak tree.
Could care less for the attorney.
Now he'll pay:

He shot the lawyer and the news kept us in much suspense,
He shot the lawyer but the tree guys want him hung out on the fence.

Curry:

William Strier really hated me,
For takin' all his dough.
That tree grew from just a seed,
But then he shot me in the nose.
The tree men want me to depose.
He'll pay:

He shot the lawyer and, the news kept us in much suspense,
That tree destroyer, he's gonna need a good defense.

Strier:

Curry used me as his prey,
And played me for a clown.
And I so wanted to go and gun him down,
Fired ev'ry last round,
But I shot, that poor tree down.
No way:

Grabbed by the sheriff, after he shot down that attorney.
Wham goes the bailiff, for the shooting of a young oak tree.

Complex as this case seems to be,
Don't forget that poor young tree,
Then one day the docket will tell the tale,
On that day the lawyer will sell out,
Yes, that day the lawyer will sell out.

He shot the lawyer, but he did not mean to shoot that tree.
So says the bailiff, he should have capped out that attorney.