Highwaymen
The Highwaymen

Submitted By Tiny Man

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(Willie Nelson)
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I was a highwayman; along the coach roads I did ride, _____Sword and pistol by my side,
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_____Many a young maid lost her pobbles to my trade; ______many a soldier shed his
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Lifeblood on my Blade, ____the bustards hung me in the spring of 25, ___ but I am still alive

(Chris Kristofferson)
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I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide, ______ with the sea I did abide, ______I sailed a
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Schooner round the horn of Mexico, ______ I went aloft and furled the main sail in a blow,
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_____And when the yard broke off they say that I got killed, __ but I am living still

(Waylon Jennings)
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____I was a dam builder, across a river long and wide,____ Where steel and water did collide,
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_____A place called bolder on the wild__ Colorado, _____I slipped and fell on the wet
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Concrete below, ______They buried me in that gray tomb that knows no sounds,
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But I am Still around,

[Bridge]
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I'll always be around, and around, and around, and around, and around__________________

(Johnny Cash)
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I'll fly a starship across the universe divide, ___And when I reach the other side, ____ I'll find
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a place to rest my spirit if I can, _______Perhaps I may become a highwayman again,
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_____Or I may simply be a single drop of rain, ___But I will remain,


[Bridge]
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And I'll be back again, and again, and again, and again, and again____________________