[TEXT:] [C F C F C C] (I) [C] (1)Early one morning [F] With time to kill [Ami] I borrowed Jebb's rifle [F] And sat on the hill [C] I saw a lone rider [F] Crossing the plain [Ami] I drew a bead on him [F] To practice my aim [Dmi] My brother's rifle [G] Went off in my hand A shot rang out [C] Across the land [F] The horse, he kept running [Ami] The rider was dead [C] I hung my head [F] I hung my head [C] (2)I set off running To wake from the dream My brother's rifle Went into the sheen I kept on running Into the south lands That's where they found me My head in my hands The sheriff he asked me Why had I run And then it came to me Just what I had done And all for no reason Just one piece of lead I hung my head I hung my head (3)Here in the court house The whole town was there I see the judge High up in his chair "Explain to the court room What went through your 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 (4)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 (I2)I hung my head I hung my head I hung my head I hung my head

I hung my head

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08. 11. 2026