Makem & Clancy - The Highwayman

I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five
But I am still alive.

I was a sailor. I was borne upon the tide
And with the sea I did abide.
I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico
I went aloft and furled 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..I'll always be around..and around and around and
around and around

I 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 remain
And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again..

Category:

Music

Tags:

• folk

[vandenboschzm]

2 People didn't come back again

[damienf117]

i like it in a wierd way haha but all versions are different, i like them all, but im a major cash fan. notice how all of the good singers are either passed or in their 70's

[freshpete2]

this must be the best version i have heard so far 

[depsterboy]

awful.

[Garrettk41]

My all time favorite song, though my favorite version is the Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson/Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson rendition, but this is also really good.

[martinbegley]

Great Song, reminds me of my childhood, and long journeys to the old country. I'll be back again, and again, and again.....

[captam666]

never heard this before. liam and tommy make it their own. thanks for posting.

[xcaper66]

you left out a whole bunch of "++++++++":

[bondie45]

A+++++++