When First Unto This Country

When first unto this country a stranger I came
 I courted a fair maid, Nancy was her name
 Well, I courted her for love, but her love I couldn't obtain
 Do you think I've any reason or right to complain
 I rode to see my Nancy, I rode both day and night
 I rode for my Nancy, my own heart's true delight
 I rode to see my Nancy, I rode both night and day
 Till I came upon a grey horse
 Both complete and gay
 But the sheriff's men had followed and overtaken me
 And they carted me away to the penitentiary
 They beat me and they banged me, and they fed me on dry beans
 'Til I wished to my own heart that I'd never been a thief
 With my hands all in my pockets and my cap set on so bold
 And my coat of many colors like Jacob's of old
 When first unto this country a stranger I came
 I courted a fair maid, Nancy was her name
 I courted her for love, but her love I couldn't obtain
 Do you think I've any reason or right to complain