The Singer (A.K.A the Folk Singer) Lyrics

I was just a boy when I sat downTo watch the news on TVI saw some ordinary slaughterI saw some routine atrocityMy father said, don't look awayYou got to be strong, you got to be bo...Read Full Lyrics

It was back in '32 when times were hardHe had a Colt .45 and a deck of cardsStagger LeeHe wore rat-drawn shoes and an old stetson hatHad a '28 Ford, he had payments on thatStagger ...Read Full Lyrics

Say goodbye, my one true loverAnd we'll steal a lover's songHow it breaks my heart to leave youNow the carnival has goneOh my love, the dawn is breakingAnd my tears are falling rai...Read Full Lyrics

We've laid the cables and the wiresWe've split the wood and stoked the firesWe've lit our town so there is noPlace for crime to hideOur little church is painted whiteAnd in the saf...Read Full Lyrics

I got a womanShe rules my house with an iron fistI got a womanShe rules my house with an iron fistShe screams out Jack the RipperEvery time I try to give that girl a kissI got a wo...Read Full Lyrics

I know you've heard it all beforeI'm sorry for this three year warBut they're setting up the campsAnd wire, and trenchesI'm sorry for the other nightI know sorry, it don't make it ...Read Full Lyrics

I was just a boy when I sat downTo watch the news on TVI saw some ordinary slaughterI saw some routine atrocityMy father said, don't look awayYou got to be strong, you got to be bo...Read Full Lyrics

It was back in '32 when times were hardHe had a Colt forty-five and a deck of cardsStagger Lee He wore rat-drawn shoes and an old stetson hatHad a '28 Ford, had payments on thatSta...Read Full Lyrics

I went out walking the other dayThe heat hung wet around my neckMy head it rung with screams and groansFrom the night I spent amongst her bonesAnd I passed beside the mission house...Read Full Lyrics

In his boat and through the dark he rowedChained to the oar and the night and the wind that blowedHorribly 'round his earsUnder the bridge and into your dreams he soarsWhile you li...Read Full Lyrics