Oh, what was your name in the States Was it Thompson or Johnson or Bates Did you happen to draw on your mother-in-law Or sink the old lady with weights, my friend Eh, What was you name in the States?...Oh, come on my boys What was your name in the States Was it Murphy, MacDonald or Gates Did you hold up a bank as a juvenile prank And pack up the money in crates, my friend What was your name in the States?...Tell the truth... Oh, what was your name in the States Now yuh must have had some honest traits (I doubt it) Did you try to abscond with a beautiful blond Such minor offenses we tolerates Eh, What was your name in the States? Sure, an' what was your name in New York Was it Clancy, O'Toole or O'Rourke Are you wanted for life 'cause you left your poor wife When she caught you sniffing a cork, my friend What was your name in New York?... Oh, what was your name in the East And how recently was you released Are you ridin' the rails 'cause you held up the mails Or was it the females you held, you beast Oh, What was your name in the East? Oh, what was your name in the States you were find...goog States ...my friend What was you name in the States?... Oh, what was your name in the States Though you've suffered the cruelest of fates 'Way out here in the West, every body's a guest So line up and fill up your plates, my friend Who ever you are in the States