Jimmy Webb The Highwayman Lyrics

The Highwayman Lyrics

THE HIGHWAYMAN

I was a highwayman
Along the coach roads I did
ride
With the sword and pistol by my side
And many a young maid lost her
baubles to my trade
And many a soldier shed his life blood on my
blade
They fin'lly hung me in the spring of '25
But I am still
alive

I was a sailor
And I was born upon the tide
And with the sea
I did abide
I sailed a schooner 'round the horn of Mexico
I went aloft to
furl the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off they say 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
Seems like it all goes 'round and 'round
and 'round and 'round
...

I'll fly a starship
Across the universe divide
Until 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.