The judge decreed it, the clerk he wrote it. Clerk he wrote it down indeed-e Judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it down Give you this jail sentence you'll be Nashville bound Some got six month some got one solid. Some got one solid year indeed-e Some got six month some got one solid. But me and my buddies all got lifetime here I wrote a letter I mailed in the air, Mailed it on the air indeed-e I wrote a letter I mailed in the air. You may know by that I've got a friend somewhere
Lay down my dear brothers, lay down and take your rest Oh won't you lay your head upon your saviour's breast I love you, oh but Jesus loves you the best And I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight And I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight And I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight Lay down my dear brothers, lay down and take your rest Oh won't you lay your head upon your saviour's breast I love you, oh but Jesus loves you the best And I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight And I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight Walking in Jerusalem just like John (bid you goodnight, goodnight) I remember right well, I remember right well (bid you goodnight, goodnight) (note 1) His rod and his staff shall comfort me (bid you goodnight, goodnight) Tell "A" for the ark, that wonderful boat (bid you goodnight, goodnight) Tell "B" for the beast at the ending of the wood (bid you goodnight, goodnight) Well it eat all the children that would not be good (bid you goodnight, goodnight) I'm walking in Jerusalem just like John (bid you goodnight, goodnight) Walking in the valley of the shadow of death (bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight) Lay down my dear brothers, lay down and take your rest Oh won't you lay your head upon your saviour's breast I love you, oh but Jesus love you the best And I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight And I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight And I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
Isn't it strange how princesses and kings And clowns their capers in sawdust rings And common people you and me will be builders for eternity Each is given a bag of tools, a shapeless mass, and a book of rules And each must make, ere life has flown A stumbling block or a stepping stone And ommon people you and me will be builders for eternity Each is given a bag of tools, a shapeless mass, and a book of rules Pow wa pow pow, pow wa pow pow pow Wa pa pa pow pow, wa pow pow pa pow pow Pow wa pow pow, pow wa pow pow pow Wa pa pa pow pow, wa pow pow pa pow pow And poor people you and me will be builders for eternity Each is given a bag of tools, a shapeless mass, and a book of rules Look where rain is falling from the sky I know the sun will be only missing for a while And common people you and me will be builders for eternity Each is given a bag of tools, a shapeless mass, and a book of rules Pow wa pow pow, pow wa pow pow pow Wa pa pa pow pow, wa pow pow pa pow pow Pow wa pow pow, pow wa pow pow pow Wa pa pa pow pow, wa pow pow pa pow pow I say Poor people you and me will be builders for eternity Each is given a bag of tools, a shapeless mass, and a book of rules Pow wa pow pow, pow wa pow pow pow Wa pa pa pow pow, wa pow pow pa pow pow Pow wa pow pow, pow wa pow pow pow Wa pa pa pow pow, wa pow pow pa pow pow
Got a fist full of trouble, babe And one more will get you three Spent whole life shakin' peaches, babe Poison peaches, trouble tree If I could change my way of living Well it would mean so much to me Blue smoke in the bar room, babe Tattooed muscle, beer for beer Brown bottles and whiskey, babe Got a pay phone to my ear Woman made me love her Now some dude tells me she ain't here Give me whiskey for whiskey, babe Give me blow for blow Give me whole lot of nothing, babe But to go down slow Give me fire for fire, babe Give me ice for ice Give me something to live for, babe Now I'm asking nice Ooh Whoa, God damn eternal tease Bury me standing I been a lifetime on my knees Bury me at the crossroads Lay me down and let me be Once again the crossroads and there Ain't no moon hangin in the trees Goddess tossed my number, babe Leave me begging, baby please Bury me standing I been a lifetime on my knees Bury me at the crossroads Lay me down and let me be Let me be Lay me down and let me be...
I been ballin' a shiny black steel jack-hammer Been chippin' up rocks for the great highway Live five years if I take my time Ballin' that jack and a drinkin' my wine. I been chippin' them rocks from dawn till doom While my rider hide my bottle in the other room Doctor say I better stop ballin' that jack If I live five years gonna bust my back, yes I will Easy wind cross the bayou today There's a whole lotta women, mama, Out in red on the streets today. And the river keep a talkin' But you never hear a word it say Gotta find a woman be good to me Won't hide my liquor try to serve me tea 'Cause I'm a stone jack baller and my heart is true And I'll give everything that I got to you, yes I will Easy wind blowing cross the bayou today There's a whole lotta women, mama, Out in red on the streets today And the river keep a talkin' But you never hear a word it say
"love is real not fade away" "Some rise some fall some climb to get the terrapin" "believe it if you need it and if not then pass it on" "sometimes you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right"
Trouble ahead, Lady in red Take my advice you'd be better off dead Switchman's sleeping, train hundred and two is On the wrong track and headed for you