"I have got no coppers, I have got no coppers,
I have got no coppers to buy a loaf of bread

I'm a poor lonesome bandit,
A poor lonesome bandit,
I'm a poor lonesome bandit and a long way from home.

I have got no oil, I've got no oil,
I have got no oil to keep my blade from rust.

And I'm a poor loathsome bandit,
A poor low-down bandit,
And a poor lonesome bandit out here on my own."