Jimmy Webb, Mark Knopfler - Highwayman (2010) lyrics

[Jimmy Webb, Mark Knopfler - Highwayman 2010 lyrics]

I was a highwayman
Along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my side

And many a young maid lost
Her baubles to my trade
And many a soldier shed
His life blood on my blade
They finally hung me in the spring of '25
But, I am still alive

I was a sailor and I was born upon the tide
And with the sea I did abide
I sailed a schooner 'round the horn to Mexico
I went aloft to furl the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off
They said that I got killed
But, I am living still

I was a dam builder
Across the river deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide

A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I slipped and fell into
The wet concrete below
They buried me in that great
Tomb that knows no sound
But, I am still around

It all goes round and round
And round, and round
And round, and round, and round, and round
And round bah, bum-dudum duduh doh

I'll fly a starship
Across the universe divide
And when I reach the other side

I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But, I will still remain i'll be back again

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