Highwayman

Jimmy Webb

I was a highwayman
Along the coach roads I did ride
Sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubbles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his life blood on my blade
The bastards hung me in the spring of '25
But I am still alive

I was a sailor
I was born upon the tide
The way of the sea I did abide
I sailed a schooner 'round the horn of mexico
I went aloft to furl the mainsail so little 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 grey tomb that knows no sound
But I am still around
I'll always be around and around and around and around and around and around

I fly a star ship
Across the universe divide
And when i reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
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

Trivia about the song Highwayman by Willie Nelson

Who composed the song “Highwayman” by Willie Nelson?
The song “Highwayman” by Willie Nelson was composed by Jimmy Webb.

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