Lover’s Crime Lyrics

Lover’s Crime

Way up north, my love lies sleepin’
Way up north, my love lies sleepin’
Her lonely grave, beneath the pines
Her lonely grave, beneath the pines
How sadly I recall her memory
How sadly I recall her memory
She was my own true love devine
She was my own true love devine


One night I found her with another
One night I found her with another
They did not know I was around
They did not know I was around
In a blinded rage I drew my pistol
In a blinded rage I drew my pistol
I killed them both and fled that town
I killed them both and fled that town


For many days I wandered over
For many days I wandered over
Across the sea and desert sands
Across the sea and desert sands
My heart filled with grief and sadness
My heart filled with grief and sadness
I could not clense these, my blooded hands
I could not clense these, my blooded hands


For many years I’ve been a prisoner
For many years I’ve been a prisoner
My grayin’ hair marks off the time
My grayin’ hair marks off the time
I’m going back to my old north-lands
I’m going back to my old north-lands
To wash away my sin and pride x2
To wash away my sin and pride x2