The Highwayman
Glen Campbell
written by Jimmy Webb
Intro Cm
Verse 1
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I was a highwayman, along the coach trails I did ride.
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Sword and pistol by my side.
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Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade.
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Many a soilder shed his lifeblood on my blade.
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The bastards hung me in the spring of 25,
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but I am still alive.
Verse 2
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I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide.
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and With the sea I did abide.
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I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico.
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I went aloft and furled the main sail in a blow.
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And when the yard broke off they say that I got killed.
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But I am living still.
Verse 3
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And I was a dam builder, across the river deep and wide.
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Where steel and water did collide.
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A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
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I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below.
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They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound.
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But I am still around.
Chorus 1
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I guess I'll always be around and around and around and around
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and around ( fading)
Verse 4
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I'll fly a starship. Across the universe divide.
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And when I reach the other side.
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I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can.
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Perhaps I may become a highwayman again.
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Or I may simply be a single drop of rain.
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But I will remain.
outro
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And I'll be back again and again and again and again
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God Bless Glen Travis Campbell
