I Hung My Head lyrics

Artist  : Johnny Cash 
Song : I Hung My Head
 


Early one morning
With time to kill
I
borrowed Jebb's rifle
And sat on a hill
I
saw a lone rider
Crossing the plain
I drew
a bead on him
To practice my aim

My
brother's rifle
Went of in my hand
A shot
rang out
Across the land
The horse, he kept
running
The rider was dead
I hung my
head
I hung my head

I set off
running
To wake from the dream
My brother's
rifle
Went into the sheen
I kept on
running
Into the south lands
That's where
they found me
My head and my hands

The
sheriff he asked me
Why had I run
And then
it came to me
Just what I had done
And all
for no reason
Just one peace of lead
I hung
my head
I hung my head

Here in the
court house
The whole town was there
I see
the judge
High up in the chair
Explain to
the court room
What went through you
mind
And we'll ask the jury
What verdict
they find

I felt the power
Of death
over life
I orphaned his children
I widowed
his wife
I begged their forgiveness
I wish
I was dead
I hung my head
I hung my
head

I hung my head
I hung my
head

Early one morning
With time to
kill
I see the gallows
Up on a hill
And
out in the distance
A trick of the brain
I
see a lone rider
Crossing the plain

And
he'd come to fetch me
To see what they'd
done
And we'd ride together
To kingdom
come
I prayed for god's mercy
For soon I'd
be dead
I hung my head
I hung my
head

I hung my head
I hung my head