Joe vs. Carole (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - The Florida Problem - full transcript

[mariachi music]

[car passing by]

♪ ♪

Hola.

[indistinct chatter]

♪ ♪

Dillon?

Joe, hey!

- Hey, nice to meet you.
- You too.

You look just like your photo.

I hope that's a good thing.



Definitely.

♪ ♪

What, do I... I've got
something in my teeth.

No, I just can't believe
someone as gorgeous as you

wanted to go out with me.

Well, I can't
believe a celebrity

wanted to go out with me.

[upbeat mariachi music]

I was thinking about
majoring in psychology.

I've always been
really interested

in how the brain works.

But cheerleading
practice was so intense,

I couldn't keep up
with my classes.

- You're a cheerleader?
- Was.



I might go back eventually, but
it depends on a lot of things.

I saw your campaign
ads for governor.

They were kickass.

Ah, I only got 18% of
the primary vote and...

That was when Travis died,

and I-I kinda lost interest
in the whole thing.

I'm so sorry.

You said on Grindr
he passed recently?

Yeah, three weeks ago tomorrow.

I miss him every day.

His face, his laugh.

Hell, even the
smell of his balls.

That sounds crazy, sorry.

Sounds like you
really loved him.

I told myself I
wasn't gonna cry.

But I feel like I got a
hole in my heart, Dillon.

It's all I can do to
make it through each day.

This might be fast...

But I need someone who's
gonna be there for me.

Is that someone you?

Guess this is where I say,
you may now kiss the groom.

[murmuring]

[applause]

Thank you.

I'll be honest, I
didn't think I was

gonna survive the
last few months.

Only so much tragedy and
pain one man can take,

not that Carole
Baskin gave a shit

about what I was going through.

That bitch keeps
comin' after me.

May her tit get caught
in her own meat grinder.

But then I met Dillon...

And things just turned a corner.

Everything's gonna
be better now.

I just know it.

How bad off you gotta
be to nab Joe Exotic

as your sugar daddy, hmm?

Maybe he actually loves Joe.

[spits]

[bottle pops]

[rock music]

♪ ♪

- Congrats, lovebird.
- Thank you, sir.

James Garretson, I'm a
friend of your husband's.

This a-hole and me go way back.

Got into all sorts
of trouble together.

You an exotic animal guy, too?

Well, hell yeah, Joe hooks
me up with my tigers.

Speaking of which...

That better be a
wedding present.

I need you to do the
paperwork for Forrest.

Leave it at the office.

I'll get around to it
after the honeymoon.

- How's he doing?
- Rehab's going good.

Vet says he's getting
better every day.

- What's wrong with him?
- Club feet.

Where's this new business
partner of yours?

- Jeff Lowe?
- Over there in the leather.

Well, who's the
human thumb with him?

Oh, that's an ex-con
that Jeff brought

to work the grounds.

Name's Glover.

That's a nice teardrop tattoo.

You comfortable letting
a murderer work here?

Alleged murderer.

Hell, if I cared what people
did before they got here,

I'd be workin' this
place all by myself.

And I've been working with
you for years, ain't I?

Suppose so.

Well, excuse me. I see shrimp.

You eaten anything
since breakfast?

Nah, I'm too excited to eat.

You're having fun, right?

Happiest day of my life, baby.

♪ ♪

[dramatic music]

[tiger roars]

Howie, how're we lookin'?

[quirky music]

I don't know if
pink is my color.

Uh, what are you supposed to be?

[giggling]

Well, look.

[laughing]

I'm a beautiful flamingo.

[laughter]

Wait, then you have
to stand on one leg.

Oh, yeah, that is
something else.

Who thought making the Fur Ball

a costume event was a good idea?

Howie, Fur Ball is the night

in south Florida
wildlife activism.

If they say dress
like a jungle animal,

- you say, "Which one?"
- [sighs]

I suppose I can
sacrifice my dignity

on the altar of a good cause.

Maybe we can find you something

that looks less like
a fallopian tube.

- That would be nice.
- [laughs]

Thank you.

Are you gonna wear
your lion costume?

Jamie, I'm the keynote speaker.

I think I need something
with a little more gravitas.

I'm going as a
cheetah. [phone chimes]

Hmm.

- Howie...
- Yeah?

Sidney texted.

Which one, Pierce or Kauffman?

Pierce... he says the lawsuits
are being served today.

What lawsuits?

We are suing everyone
in Joe's inner circle.

Every tattooed sycophant

and toothless
enabler in the bunch.

That is awfully scorched earth.

That's the idea.

[tense music]

John Reinke?

Can I help you?

♪ ♪

You've been served.

Well, my wife's
already divorcing me,

if you're here on
account of that.

This ain't from your wife.

♪ ♪

What in the hell...

♪ ♪

What in the hell am I
supposed to do with this?

Ah, she came at everybody
on the board of directors.

Finlay, Jeff Lowe...

I'm on the board of directors?

What, I didn't tell you?

I can't be fighting a
lawsuit right now, Joe.

I got child support payments
to worry about, alimony...

I don't see Jeff
bellyaching over it.

'Cause he can afford a lawyer!

Oh, God, I can't do
this anymore, Joe.

What's that supposed to mean?

Things ain't been right
around here for some time now

and after Travis...

I gotta go.

What?

I'm leaving the zoo.

How the fuck am I supposed
to run this place on my own?

- I-I need you!
- Oh, quit your bullshit, Joe.

You don't need me!

You just want people to
say what you wanna hear

and you got sick of
hearing what I had to say

a long fuckin' time ago.

Here, keys, badge, walkie.

We're square.

Fuck!

Hey, Carole Baskin ain't
gonna leave you alone

just 'cause you're runnin'.

She's a fuckin' tank; She's
gonna roll over anything

to get at me any way she can.

You're giving her everything
she wants by leavin'.

You are! You're
helping her destroy me!

Look, I love you, man,

but I'm done.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

Goddamn bitch goes
after my road shows,

turns my people against me.

Thought we could talk it out,
come to an understanding,

but she doesn't want peace.

She just wants blood.

She ain't never gonna
let up! She's just gonna

keep coming and
coming and coming.

I'm not goin' out that way.

If it's her or me, I'm the one

gettin' out alive. I'm the one!

I swear to God, someone's
gotta kill that bitch.

♪ ♪

[whispers] Someone's
gotta kill that bitch.

[chainsaw buzzing]

What?

That tattoo of yours

mean what I think it means?

So what if it does?

Then I got a job for you.

[dramatic music]

I want you to kill
Carole Baskin.

[Katrina and the Waves'
"Walking on Sunshine" plays]

♪ Ow ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I'm walking on sunshine ♪

♪ Whoa oh ♪

♪ I'm walking on sunshine ♪

[dark music]

And then blam, blam,
blam, you take her out.

No guns.

Why the hell not?

I'm a felon.

I get popped for possession,

they're gonna lock me
up, throw away the key.

They're also gonna lock you up

if they catch you
murdering somebody.

Sorry I'm late.

I had a girl over who
did not wanna leave.

Couldn't get enough of a
good thing, know what I mean?

What the fuck's
this guy doing here?

James is helping
us with logistics.

You got the ID?

"Homer Atkinson"?

You feel like a Homer to me.

Fuck you and your
piece-of-shit ID.

Okay, that is quality
craftsmanship right there.

You should've given me
a normal name, asswipe!

Guys, please, we gotta
work some shit out here.

Whatever, let's get this
figured out so I can get paid.

Get what figured out?

Glover's gonna take care of
our Carole Baskin problem

once and for all.

I told that bitch, you know,

to leave well enough
the fuck alone.

She left us no choice.

All right, you guys go
about your business.

I'm gonna see what
the specials are.

Can't use a gun... I got an
old crossbow you can use.

You just put a 20-inch
carbon bolt in there.

It goes right through her
chest, out the other side.

I don't know, I messed
up my back a while ago.

Crossbow's got a 150-pound
pull at the string average.

That'll give you a
back spasm for sure.

Thanks for that, James.

I'm pretty handy
with a chainsaw.

Yeah, that's not a bad idea.

Take her head right off.

You guys know what you want?

Um, what is the difference
between the boneless wings

and the double crunch
boneless wings?

We fry 'em twice.

Only 20 more calories
than the regular wings.

Sold.

I'll take the rib dipper.

Corn dog.

- I'm sorry, sir.
- Corn dog's on the kids' menu.

Corn dog.

So what do you want me
to do with the body?

Yeah, we're outside
his store, Danielle.

I'm here with local
law enforcement and...

Well, I thought I could
call you, Danielle.

I mean, we've been
partners eight months now

and I'm cool if you want to
call me Scott or Scottie or...

Roger that, we're not
there yet, all good.

Yeah, well, we'll just
sit tight here until...

Hello... hello?

Partners, you know...

[Ace of Base's
"Beautiful Life" plays]

♪ ♪

♪ You can do what you want ♪

♪ Just seize the day ♪

♪ Don't you know
that tomorrow's ♪

♪ Gonna come your way ♪

♪ Don't you ever
consider giving up ♪

♪ You will find, ooh ♪

♪ It's a beautiful life, ooh ♪

♪ It's a beautiful life, ooh ♪

♪ It's a beautiful life, ooh ♪

♪ I just wanna be here ♪

♪ Beside you ♪

♪ ♪

Fuck me...

[indistinct police
radio chatter]

James Brandon Garretson?

Department of Fish and Wildlife.

We're here to ask
you a few questions.

Knew I was pushing it with
them goddamn lemurs...

[animal chirping]

According to the
USDA, you've been

permanently disqualified
from obtaining, holding,

or using any Animal Welfare
Act license since 2007.

Has it been that long?

I'm sure you know
that buying, selling,

transporting, or exhibiting
regulated animals

without a valid
license is illegal.

Did you get someone to sign
those licenses for you?

[curious music]

What if I had some information

you might be interested in?

Like a

trade-for-immunity
kind of a thing.

You got a rogue iguana
around here somewhere?

No, something bigger than that.

Like a Komodo dragon?

♪ ♪

Like a murder-for-hire.

[scoffs]

♪ ♪

If you can close this please...

♪ ♪

[door clicks shut]

Brand-new, untraceable.

I put some pictures
of Carole on there

in case you forget what
that woofer looks like.

[phone beeps]

You just turned it off.

It's gonna stay off
until this thing's done,

unless I run into a problem.

My money?

Right.

[keypad beeping]

3,000, plus 250 in expenses.

Here's your ticket.

You're on the 10:15 bus
outta Oklahoma City.

- I ain't takin' no bus.
- I told you, I got a bad back.

Listen, man, Garretson
and I talked about this.

It's the best way to get
you into Tampa undetected.

I gotta take a bus,
this thing's off.

♪ ♪

Where is this guy?

Bus leaves in ten minutes.

I won't miss him, not
with these babies.

10x magnification,
seven lens eyepiece.

Spotted a Fulvous whistling duck

and an out of season
bobolink with 'em.

We're parked 30 feet
away from the entrance.

Let me see the photo again?

How much do you
trust your source?

As far as I can throw him.

But I got a ticket
agent on the record.

She says Joe used cash to buy
a ticket from OKC to Tampa,

- leaving tonight.
- How'd she know it was Joe?

Said she voted for him.

♪ ♪

The hell are you grinning about?

- I already feel lighter.
- You know, soon as you do this,

I'm gonna get back everything
that bitch took away from me.

Okay,

let's get one thing straight.

Any of you motherfuckers
rats on me,

every person that they love,
I will have burned alive.

Every fucking single one.

I mean it from the
bottom of my heart.

They will burn the fuck alive.

Okay, that's good to know.

[engine starts]

Happy hunting!

[tense music]

♪ ♪

So what you're saying
is that someone is

currently on their
way here to murder me

and there's nothing
you can do about it?

♪ ♪

How in the hell did
it come to this?

♪ ♪

It's beyond comprehension.

The man hired
someone to kill you

and yet they won't arrest him.

Well, there were no witnesses

to any actual exchange
of money so...

I know what the law
says, but it's idiotic.

Worse... it's moronic.

We'd definitely want to
install a deadbolt or three,

motorized shades and
motion-detecting floodlights.

I'd also recommend removing
those Big Cat Rescue decals

from your personal vehicles.

And you might want to reconsider

your wardrobe until
the threat has passed.

What is wrong with my wardrobe?

No offense, ma'am, but you
kind of stand out in a crowd.

Well, then I'll
have to go shopping.

I'd do it online and
if you have to go out,

switch up your regular routes.

We'd also recommend
hiring personal security

for when you're not on premises.

- Personal security?
- Mm-hmm.

Motorized shades.

How soon can you get started?

[drill whirring]

[intense music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[edgy music]

We've just been so
busy since the wedding.

♪ ♪

Hey, Joe, my sister
wants to know

if we can come for
dinner in a couple weeks?

♪ ♪

Joe?

Oh, sorry, just waitin'
for a call from Glover.

That asshole with the tattoo?

- What's he calling about?
- Aw, don't you worry about it.

♪ ♪

Hey, maybe text me some dates,
and we'll figure it out.

Yo, Joe!

[whistles] Hey!

Hey! Where's the shit guy, huh?

You know the fertilizer
company, the one that you pay

a lot of money to to haul
away all this animal dung?

I mean, we got a... we got a
pile of tiger crap back there.

It's gotta be like 10 feet high.

Yeah, I must've
forgotten to schedule it.

You know, I got a lot going
on. I just got married...

You know, just stop
it right there, okay,

'cause I really don't
give a shit about

any of that or your
child-bride, okay?

I need you here. I need
you solving problems.

I am solving problems.

In fact, I sent your man
Glover on a little errand.

Gonna solve our biggest problem.

What the hell are
you talking about?

Just between you and me,

pretty soon, we're not
gonna have to worry

about Carole Baskin ever again.

- You get my meaning?
- What?

Look, Joe, I don't
know what you're up to,

and, frankly, I don't
wanna know, okay?

So whatever you're planning,

you leave me the fuck out of it.

You want me to call
the shit truck?

No, that's okay, Joe,
I'll take care of it

like I do everything
else around here.

The subscriber you've dialed

has not set up
their voice mailbox.

Yeah, I just gotta take
care of this thing,

then I'll be home, okay?

[rock music playing on radio]

Mm-hmm.

Excuse me, you can't park here.

Yeah.

Mm-hmm.

Excuse me.

I'm on the phone.

Yeah.

- It's employees only.
- You have to leave.

Hold on a second.

[chainsaw revs]

[revving motor]

Pussy.

Okay, where was I?

[rock music]

♪ ♪

Okay, so I've got this draft
of my Fur Ball keynote...

- Mm-hmm.
- But Howard thinks

it needs more jokes.

So what if, in the second
paragraph, I was like,

"If there's one thing
I've learned from dealing

"with these big-cat
owners, it's that

they're a bunch of
lions and cheetahs."

Like... like liars and cheaters?

Is it that bad?

No, it's not that, it's just...

When you told me you
were hiring security,

I didn't realize he'd be
at the office all day.

- Well, he has a name.
- It's Arthur.

And it's just for a
little while so...

I'm worried about you, Carole.

How long is a "little while"?

Well, I don't know, Valerie.

Do you contract a hitman
by the job or by the hour?

I can't exactly call
up Joe and find out.

[sighs]

I am sorry for all of
this craziness, really.

What do you think, Arthur?

"Lions and cheetahs"?

It's a bit of a thinker, ma'am.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- Sleep well.
- You too.

♪ ♪

- [knocking at door]
- Open up, Chuckie!

Hey, you ain't heard
from Glover, have you?

- Nope.
- Fuck.

You bring that paperwork?

This shit drives me crazy.

I've been callin'
that burner of his

like a hundred times
and it's still off,

which means the
deed is not done.

- You just gotta be patient.
- You know, he's on the road.

It's only 18 hours
to get to Tampa.

Yeah, but a bus makes a
lot of stops, you know.

Maybe they had
engine trouble or...

Motherfucker
wouldn't take a bus.

I had to get him a car.

Like a rental?

I don't know, it was a beater
from the zoo, who cares?

I don't care but, you know,
if it had GPS or something,

that would be a good way
to find out where he was.

It don't have that shit, okay?

And the thought of her
just goin' about her life

without a care in the world...
it really frosts my fuckin' ass.

Well, you know,
he's a professional.

I mean, you paid
him a lot of money

to kill Carole Baskin, right?

Yeah, like 3 grand.

You all right? What's
goin' on with you today?

Yeah, I just want it to
all work out for you, Joe.

And it will, you know? You
just gotta stay the course.

Yeah, you're right.

You... you want some beer?

I got some beer in
the mini-fridge.

We could order a
pizza or something.

Are you tryin' to
get into my pants?

[laughs] That's funny!

Joe, you're... you're... ha!

You're a funny guy,
Joe. You know that?

♪ ♪

♪ Breaking these
rocks in the hot sun ♪

♪ I fought the law
and the law won ♪

♪ I fought the law
and the law won ♪

- Un-fuckin-believable.
- The bitch is still breathin'.

She's making fondue.

What the fuck?

- Joe!
- What?

Get in here.

We got a problem. You
wanna explain this?

What, you never seen a
canceled check before?

It's what the checks are
for that's the problem, Joe.

You got $12,000 in printing.

You got $3,000 for limo rentals.

Campaign expenses.

Yeah, but you charged all the
stuff on the zoo's account.

- What's the difference?
- It's all my money.

Not according to campaign
finance law, it ain't.

Like anyone gives
a fuck about that.

- I do, I give a fuck, Joe.
- Wanna know why?

'Cause the zoo's in my name.

Since when are you a
stickler for the law?

What are you gettin'
at there, Joe?

Come on, I looked you up
before I signed that contract.

Mail fraud, domestic violence...
You ain't no Boy Scout.

Yeah, well, none
of that shit stuck.

But this shit would,
not to mention

whatever the hell else it is
you got cookin' up with Glover,

which I want zero to do with.

What's that supposed to mean?

It means I am sick and tired
of your fuckin' bullshit.

And I'll be goddamned if
I am going down with you.

All right, you... look at me.

You gotta go.

What, you tryin' to kick
me outta my own zoo?

[chuckles]

Now... now, which zoo
could you possibly

be talkin' about, Joe?
You don't own a zoo.

You signed it over to me.

[tense dramatic music]

We had a fucking partnership.

♪ ♪

Oh, I get it, you've been
planning this the whole time,

haven't you, to take
my park from me?

This conversation's over.

- Fuck you.
- No, fuck you, Joe!

I am sick and tired of
the fuckin' weddings,

the funerals, the fuckin'
campaign for governor,

and the whole goddamn
hillbilly circus.

I'm going out of town
for a couple of days

and when I get back, I
want you fuckin' gone.

- You hear me?
- Or what?

Or I'm gonna call
the goddamn feds,

I'm gonna bring 'em in here,

and let them sort it
out! You got that?

♪ ♪

Hey, where you been all day?

Took a walk.

You okay?

If I have to leave the zoo...

Would you come with me?

What are you talking about?

I might've done some stuff
that's coming back to bite me

and if we stick
around, I got a feeling

that things are gonna get
real bad, real fast and I...

I don't think I have a choice.

Where would we go?

I don't know, um...

I haven't got much money.

I got nothing to offer you.

And if you don't
wanna throw in with

a sad old man, I'd get it.

And, you know what...

I'm used to people leavin'.

I said 'til death do
us part, didn't I?

[somber music]

♪ ♪

[rustling]

[rustling]

Hello?

[rustling in bushes]

I'm not afraid of you.

[tense music]

[rustling continues]

I have a gun.

♪ ♪

I'm not afraid.

♪ ♪

You're not real. I'm
not afraid of you.

I'm not afraid.

I'm not afraid.

[alligator hisses and snarls]

I'm not afraid.

♪ ♪

I'm not afraid.

I am not afraid.

Carole?

What the hell are
you doing out here?

Jesus Christ, get
away from that thing!

What... what?

You see it?

- It's a fucking alligator!
- Of course I see it!

[alligator snarls]

Wait, you're leaving?

What about us?

Yeah, are we still
gonna have jobs or...

Hey, fuck you for
worrying about yourselves.

You should be thinkin'
about these poor tigers.

Obviously we're thinking
about them, man,

but, I mean, what are
we supposed to do?

We're gonna call every
last exotic animal person

we know and say, you
can give these cats

a good home, we'll
sell 'em to you.

If we can't sell 'em
all, we give 'em away.

To get back at Jeff?

No, to protect the tigers!

Look, Jeff doesn't
give a damn about 'em.

I'm the one who
loves these animals.

I birthed 'em, I gave
'em their first bottle,

and I'll be damned if
I let Jeff Lowe harm

a single hair on
their beautiful heads.

If you feel the same
way, you'll help me.

Fuck it, I'm in.

- Me too.
- All right.

We got a shitload of animals
to rehome so let's go.

Hey Doc, it's Joe.

Think you can get out here?
'cause I got a deal for you...

Listen, Fran, I can help
you turn Safari Wonderland

from a good park
into a great one.

Now, Pat, I know we haven't
always seen eye to eye,

but how would you like
'em free of charge?

Well, I didn't think we'd
be able to pull it off, man.

Look at this place.

Can't believe we got
rid of all the tigers.

Not all of 'em.

Darling?

You okay?

Yeah, you got my speech?

Yes, I do.

- There you go.
- Thank you.

Look, I know tonight
is important,

but that hitman
could be anywhere,

so if at any point
you want to...

Let's go.

All right.

My handsome stag.

I'll start getting us packed.

We should be ready
to go in a few hours.

I just can't bear the thought
of my babies suffering.

I can't leave 'em with
Jeff, I just can't.

It's not like we can
take them with us.

You did everything you could.

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

[humming]

[continues humming]

Hey, Joe, got your tigers
in the lockout cages.

Yeah, I'll finish feeding 'em.

You go on home.

You sure? I don't mind...

No, I got this.

♪ ♪

[camera shutters clicking]

[classical music playing]

♪ ♪

Jamie's already inside waiting.

Whenever you're
ready, Mrs. Baskin.

Thank you.

I'll be with you the whole time.

Okay, good.

[opera playing]

God, there's so many people.

♪ ♪

- You all right?
- Feel like a sitting duck.

Do you think there's any way
you can get us in faster?

- I'll see what I can do.
- Okay.

Excuse me, excuse me.

[opera continues]

♪ ♪

[tiger rumbling]

[gunshot]

[loud laughter]

[loud indistinct chatter]

[gunshot]

[tiger growls]

♪ ♪

[rapid heartbeat]

♪ ♪

[groaning]

[distorted ambient noise]

[muffled, thudding footsteps]

[vocalizing operatically]

[distorted] You okay?

Get away from me!

♪ ♪

Get away from me!

♪ ♪

[tiger snuffing]

I'm sorry...

I'm so sorry.

[crying]

[hyperventilating]

♪ ♪

[operatic high note]

[gunshot cracks]

[thud]

[sobbing]

I'm so embarrassed.

I left them without
a keynote speaker.

Oh, I'm sure they
figured something out.

Did people see me running?

They're gonna think I'm crazy.

No one's gonna remember.

Okay. Lie back.

- Howard.
- Yeah?

Did I push too hard?

This thing with Joe,
did I take it too far?

You were trying to
do what's right.

[somber music]

You should get some rest.

♪ ♪

[door closes]

- Found a bunch of old photos.
- Want me to pack 'em?

Joe?

What the hell happened to you?

You finished packing?

Almost.

- Well, hurry up.
- We gotta get on the road.

Come on.

Everything's gonna be
okay, a brand-new life,

you and me.

We gotta get goin'
before everybody else...

Jesus!

I had to.

[phone ringing]

- Hi, Jamie.
- How's she doing?

Oh, you know, about as
well as can be expected.

Is she coming in?

No. No, not today.

Okay, tell her I love her.

I'll let her know, thanks.

[phone beeps]

[somber music]

♪ ♪

♪ I was tired of my lady... ♪

- Is that your old lady?
- [chuckles]

- Not hardly.
- Mm.

How much do I owe
you for the party?

800.

What are you doing carrying
around a wad like that, anyway?

I told this asshole
I'd do a job for him.

Paid me cash.

Must've been some job.

I ain't gonna do it. Fuck him.

- You're adorable.
- [giggles]

♪ If you like pina colada ♪

♪ And gettin'
caught in the rain ♪

♪ If you're not into yoga... ♪

Hey, Ma, it's me.

Be home in about an hour.

Yeah, I can't wait
to see you, too.

Love you.

- That all of it?
- Yep.

[The Allman Brothers
Band's "Midnight Rider"]

♪ ♪

All right, let's go.

♪ ♪

♪ I've got to run ♪

♪ To keep from hidin' ♪

♪ And I'm bound to
keep on ridin' ♪

♪ And I've got one
more silver dollar ♪

♪ But I'm not gonna
let 'em catch me, no ♪

♪ Not gonna let 'em catch
the midnight rider ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And I don't own the
clothes I'm wearing ♪

♪ And the road goes on forever ♪

♪ And I've got one
more silver dollar ♪

♪ But I'm not gonna
let 'em catch me, no ♪

♪ Not gonna let 'em catch
the midnight rider ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And I've gone by
the point of caring ♪

♪ Some old bed I'll
soon be sharing ♪

♪ And I've got one
more silver dollar ♪

♪ But I'm not gonna
let 'em catch me, no ♪

♪ Not gonna let 'em catch
the midnight rider ♪

♪ ♪

♪ No, I'm not gonna
let 'em catch me, no ♪

♪ Not gonna let 'em catch
the midnight rider ♪

♪ ♪

♪ No, I'm not gonna
let 'em catch me, no ♪

♪ Not gonna let 'em catch
the midnight rider ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'm not gonna let
'em catch me, no ♪

♪ Not gonna let them
catch the midnight rider ♪

♪ ♪