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