There's just a few people
That live up to the name
Of country music legend and
They're in the hall of fame
You might think all they did
Was sing some good ol' songs
They did a little more than that
To get that far along
They've been seen on the stage
And in the county jail
But they all got famous for raisin' hell
Cause Haggard went to prison and Cash went to jail
Jones and Haggard both helped pay Paycheck's bail
Hank tried to sing drunk that didn't work too well
But they all got famous for raisin' hell
Most of 'em lived though it
Except for good old Hank
At 29 years old
He took his last drink
Now they're all gone
But I'm sure they try their best
To raise a little hell
In the place where they rest
You can call me crazy
But I know damn well
These outlaws got famous for raisin' hell
Haggard went to prison and Cash went to jail
Jones and Haggard both helped pay Paycheck's bail
Hank tried to sing drunk but that didn't work too well
But they all got famous for raisin' hell
Haggard went to prison and Cash went to jail
Jones and Haggard both helped pay Paycheck's bail
Hank tried to sing drunk but that didn't work too well
But they all got famous for raisin' hell
Well they all got famous for
These outlaws got famous for raisin hell