Jimmy Webb - Highwayman lyrics

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I was a highwayman along the coach roads I did ride<br />

With the sword and pistol by my side<br />

Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade<br />

Many a soldier shed his life blood on my blade<br />

The bastards hung me in the spring of '25<br />

But I am still alive<br />

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I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide<br />

And with the sea I did abide<br />

I sailed a schooner 'round the horn of Mexico<br />

I went aloft to furl the mainsail in a blow<br />

And when the yards broke off they say that I got killed<br />

But I am living still, perhaps I'll always, I don't know<br />

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I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide<br />

Where steel and water did collide<br />

A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado<br />

I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below<br />

They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound<br />

But I am still around, seems like it all goes 'round and 'round and 'round<br />

And 'round and 'round yes it goes when here we go<br />

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I'll fly a starship across the universe divide<br />

And when I reach the other side<br />

I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can<br />

Perhaps I may become a highwayman again<br />

Or I may simply be a single drop of rain<br />

But I will remain and I'll be back again<br />

Yes, I will when here we go but I'll be back again<br />

Yes, I will when here we go but I'll be back again