Johnny Cash - I Hung My Head

[00:15.05] Early one morning with time to kill [00:19.82] I borrowed Jeb's rifle and sat on the hill [00:24.60] I saw a lone rider crossing the plain [00:29.55] I drew a bead on him to practice my aim [00:34.81] My brother's rifle went off in my hand [00:39.37] A shot rang out across the land [00:44.21] The horse, he kept running, the rider was dead [00:49.16] I hung my head, I hung my head [00:54.30] [01:03.78] I set off running to wake from the dream [01:08.59] My brother's rifle went into the sheen [01:12.97] I kept on running into the South lands [01:18.00] That's where they found me, my head in my hands [01:22.33] The sheriff, he asked me why had I run [01:27.11] And then it came to me, just what I had done [01:31.81] And all for no reason, just one piece of lead [01:36.78] I hung my head, I hung my head [01:51.10] Here in the courthouse, the whole town was there [01:55.95] I see the judge high up in his chair [02:00.25] Explain to the courtroom what went through your mind [02:05.15] And we'll ask the jury what verdict they find [02:10.15] I felt the power of death over life [02:14.49] I orphaned his children, I widowed his wife [02:19.12] I begged their forgiveness, I wish I was dead [02:23.82] I hung my head, I hung my head [02:28.44] I hung my head, I hung my head [02:33.28] [02:42.98] Early one morning with time to kill [02:47.43] I see the gallows up on the hill [02:52.00] And out in the distance, a trick of the brain [02:56.72] I see a lone rider crossing the plain [03:01.33] And he'd come to fetch me, to see what they'd done [03:05.98] And we'll ride together 'til kingdom come [03:10.87] I pray for God's mercy, for soon I'll be dead [03:15.25] I hung my head, I hung my head [03:20.29] I hung my head, I hung my head [03:25.03]