I Hung My Head Lyrics

I Hung My Head lyrics

Early one morning
With time to kill
I borrowed Jebb's rifle
And sat on
a hill
I saw a lone rider
Crossing the plain
I drew a bead on
him
To practice my aim

My brother's rifle
Went of in my hand
A
shot rang out
Across the land
The horse, he kept running
The rider was
dead
I hung my head
I hung my head

I set off running
To wake
from the dream
My brother's rifle
Went into the sheen
I kept on
running
Into the south lands
That's where they found me
My head and my
hands

The sheriff he asked me
Why had I run
And then it came to
me
Just what I had done
And all for no reason
Just one peace of
lead
I hung my head
I hung my head

Here in the court house
The
whole town was there
I see the judge
High up in the chair
Explain to
the court room
What went through you mind
And we'll ask the jury
What
verdict they find

I felt the power
Of death over life
I orphaned
his children
I widowed his wife
I begged their forgiveness
I wish I
was dead
I hung my head
I hung my head

I hung my head
I hung my
head

Early one morning
With time to kill
I see the gallows
Up on
a hill
And out in the distance
A trick of the brain
I see a lone
rider
Crossing the plain

And he'd come to fetch me
To see what
they'd done
And we'd ride together
To kingdom come
I prayed for god's
mercy
For soon I'd be dead
I hung my head
I hung my head

I hung
my head
I hung my head