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I Hung My Head
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Early one mornin' 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, crossin' 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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The shot rang out, across the land
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The horse he kept runnin', the rider was dead
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I hung my head, I hung my head
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I set off runnin' to wake from the dream
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But my brother's rifle went into the stream
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I kept on runnin' 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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I hung my head, I hung my head
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Early one mornin' 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, crossin' the plain
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He come to fetch me to see what they done
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And 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, I hung my head
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I hung my head, I hung my head
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