Lyrics:

Early one morningWith time to killI borrowed Jebbs rifleAnd sat on a hillI saw a lone riderCrossing the plainI dr
ew a bead on himTo practice my aimMy brothers rifleWent of in my handA shot rang outAcross the landThe horse, he kept ru
nningThe rider was deadI hung my headI hung my headI set off runningTo wake from the dreamMy brothers rifleWent into th
e sheenI kept on runningInto the south landsThats where they found meMy head and my handsThe sheriff he asked meWhy had
I runAnd then it came to meJust what I had doneAnd all for no reasonJust one peace of leadI hung my headI hung my headH
ere in the court houseThe whole town was thereI see the judgeHigh up in the chairExplain to the court roomWhat went throug
h you mindAnd well ask the juryWhat verdict they findI felt the powerOf death over lifeI orphaned his childrenI widowed
his wifeI begged their forgivenessI wish I was deadI hung my headI hung my headI hung my headI hung my headEarly one m
orningWith time to killI see the gallowsUp on a hillAnd out in the distanceA trick of the brainI see a lone riderCrossin
g the plainAnd hed come to fetch meTo see what theyd doneAnd wed ride togetherTo kingdom comeI prayed for gods mercyFor
soon Id be deadI hung my headI hung my headI hung my headI hung my head