The Highwayman

from Ray Cooper: "Tales Of Love War & Death By Hanging" by Ray Cooper

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The Highwayman

I was a highwayman
On the coach roads I did ride
A sword and pistol by my side
Many a fair maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his life blood on my blade
The bastards hung me in the spring of '25
But I'm still alive

I was a sailor
I was born upon the tide
And on 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'm living still

I was a dam builder
Across the river deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
In 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'm still around
I'll always be 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
Maybe I will become a highwayman again
Perhaps I'll simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
And I'll be back again, and again, and again.

Words and music Jimmy Webb
Not sure if I believe in re-incarnation, but ancestral memory is a possibility.

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from Ray Cooper: "Tales Of Love War & Death By Hanging", released October 1, 2010

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