Explain to the court room What went through you mind
And we'll ask the jury
What verdict they find
I felt the power
Of death over life
I orphaned his children I widowed his wife
I begged their forgiveness
I wish I was dead
I hung my head
I hung my head
I hung my head
I hung my head
Early one morning
With time to kill
I see the gallows
Up on a hill
And out in the distance
A trick of the brain
I see a lone rider Crossing the plain
And he'd come to fetch me
To see what they'd done
And we'd ride together
To kingdom come
I prayed for god's mercy For soon I'd be dead I hung my head
I hung my head
I hung my head
I hung my head
[00:01.07]Johnny Cash - I Hung My Head [00:15.82]Early one morning [00:17.13] [00:17.94]With time to kill [00:19.63] [00:20.44]I borrowed Jebb's rifle [00:22.26] [00:22.95]And sat on a hill [00:24.51] [00:25.32]I saw a lone rider [00:27.20] [00:27.95]Crossing the plain [00:29.26] [00:30.19]I drew a bead on him [00:32.13] [00:32.69]To practice my aim [00:34.19] [00:35.45]My brother's rifle [00:36.82] [00:37.57]Went of in my hand [00:39.19] [00:39.82]A shot rang out [00:41.50] [00:42.26]Across the land [00:43.76] [00:44.94]The horse, he kept running [00:46.57] [00:47.32]The rider was dead [00:49.00] [00:49.76]I hung my head [00:51.26] [00:52.19]I hung my head [00:53.57] [01:04.44]I set off running [01:05.76] [01:06.44]To wake from the dream [01:07.94] [01:09.13]My brother's rifle [01:10.63] [01:11.25]Went into the sheen [01:12.69] [01:13.76]I kept on running [01:15.13] [01:15.88]Into the south lands [01:17.25] [01:18.50]That's where they found me [01:20.00] [01:20.57]My head and my hands [01:22.26] [01:23.07]The sheriff he asked me [01:24.82] [01:25.63]Why had I run [01:26.94] [01:27.75]And then it came to me [01:29.44] [01:30.07]Just what I had done [01:31.63] [01:32.50]And all for no reason [01:34.32] [01:35.00]Just one peace of lead [01:36.57] [01:37.32]I hung my head [01:38.69] [01:39.63]I hung my head [01:41.13] [01:51.82]Here in the court house [01:53.38] [01:54.00]The whole town was there [01:55.75] [01:56.44]I see the judge [01:57.82] [01:58.57]High up in the chair [02:00.19] [02:00.94]Explain to the court room [02:03.29]What went through you mind [02:04.79] [02:05.66]And we'll ask the jury [02:07.29] [02:07.91]What verdict they find [02:09.34] [02:10.66]I felt the power [02:11.91] [02:12.66]Of death over life [02:14.16] [02:15.03]I orphaned his children [02:17.16]I widowed his wife [02:18.79] [02:19.72]I begged their forgiveness [02:21.47] [02:22.10]I wish I was dead [02:23.78] [02:24.34]I hung my head [02:25.91] [02:26.72]I hung my head [02:28.22] [02:28.91]I hung my head [02:30.53] [02:31.41]I hung my head [02:33.03] [02:43.39]Early one morning [02:44.58] [02:45.39]With time to kill [02:46.89] [02:47.83]I see the gallows [02:49.45] [02:50.21]Up on a hill [02:51.58] [02:52.33]And out in the distance [02:54.21] [02:54.83]A trick of the brain [02:56.33] [02:57.20]I see a lone rider [02:59.52]Crossing the plain [03:00.89] [03:01.89]And he'd come to fetch me [03:03.58] [03:04.14]To see what they'd done [03:05.83] [03:06.64]And we'd ride together [03:08.20] [03:08.71]To kingdom come [03:10.51] [03:11.33]I prayed for god's mercy [03:13.58]For soon I'd be dead [03:15.80]I hung my head [03:17.43] [03:18.12]I hung my head [03:19.68] [03:20.24]I hung my head [03:22.05] [03:22.74]I hung my head
