Early one morning with time to kill
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I borrowed Jeb's rifle and sat on the hill
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I saw a lone rider crossing the plain
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I drew a bead on him to practice my aim
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My brother's rifle went off in my hand
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A shot rang out across the land
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The horse he kept running, the rider was dead
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I hung my head, I hung my head
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I set off running to wake from the dream
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And my brother's rifle went into the stream
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I kept on running into the salt lands
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And that's where they found me, my head in my hands
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The sheriff he asked me "Why had I run"
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Then it came to me just what I had done
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And all for no reason, just one piece of lead
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I hung my head, I hung my head
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Here in the courthouse, the whole town is there
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I see the judge high up in his chair
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"Explain to the courtroom what went through your mind
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And we'll ask the jury what verdict they find"
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I said "I felt the power of death over life
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I orphaned his children, I widowed his wife
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I beg their forgiveness, I wish I was dead"
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I hung my head, I hung my head
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Early one morning with time to kill
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I see the gallows up on the hill
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And out in the distance a trick of the brain
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I see a lone rider crossing the plain
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He's come to fetch me to see what they done
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We'll ride together til Kingdom come
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I pray for God's mercy for soon I'll be dead
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I hung my head, I hung my head
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I Hung My Head
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