Highwayman lyrics
Song information
Artist: Johnny Cash Album: The Essential Johnny Cash
Lyrics
I was a highwayman. along the coach roads I did ride With sword and pistol by my side Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five But I am still alive
I was a sailor. I was borne upon the tide And with the sea I did abide I sailed a schooner round the horn to mexico I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed But I am living still
I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide Where steel and water did collide A place called boulder on the wild colorado I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound But I am still around..I'll always be around..and around and around and Around and around
I fly a starship across the universe divine And when I reach the other side I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can Perhaps I may become a highwayman again Or I may simply be a single drop of rain But I will remain And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again.
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"The Essential Johnny Cash" album track list
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