
The Highwayman Lyrics
- Genre:Folk
- Year of Release:2024
Lyrics
I was a highwayman
Along the coach roads I did ride
Sword and pistol by my side
Manys a young girl lost her baubles to my trade
Manys a soldier lost his lifeblood on my blade
The bas tards hung me in the spring of twenty-five
But I am still alive
And I was a sailor
I spent my life upon the tide
And the sea I did abide
I sailed a schooner around the Horn to Mexico
I held 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
And I was a dam builder
Across the rivers deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
A place called Boulder around 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'll fly a star ship
Across the Universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to lay my head down if I can
Perhaps one day I'll be a songwriter 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