Highwayman Lyrics by Johnny Cash

(from the album The Essential Johnny Cash)

Highwayman Lyrics

I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five
But I am still alive.

I was a sailor. I was born upon the tide
And with 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 am living still.

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

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Other Lyrics from The Essential Johnny Cash

1. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky Lyrics
2. A Boy Named Sue Lyrics
3. All Over Again Lyrics
4. Ballad Of A Teenage Queen Lyrics
5. Cry, Cry, Cry Lyrics
6. Daddy Sang Bass Lyrics
7. Don't Take Your Guns To Town Lyrics
8. Five Feet High And Rising Lyrics
9. Flesh And Blood Lyrics
10. Folsom Prison Blues [live] Lyrics
11. Get Rhythm Lyrics
12. Girl From The North Country Lyrics
13. Guess Things Happen That Way Lyrics
14. Hey Porter Lyrics
15. I Still Miss Someone Lyrics
16. I Walk The Line Lyrics
17. If I Were A Carpenter Lyrics
18. It Ain't Me, Babe Lyrics
19. Jackson Lyrics
20. Man In Black Lyrics
21. One Piece At A Time Lyrics
22. Orange Blossom Special Lyrics
23. Ragged Old Flag Lyrics
24. Ring Of Fire Lyrics
25. Song Of The Patriot Lyrics
26. Sunday Morning Coming Down Lyrics
27. Tennessee Flat-Top Box Lyrics
28. The Night Hank Williams Came To Town Lyrics
29. The One On The Right Is On The Left Lyrics
30. The Rebel-Johnny Yuma Lyrics
31. The Wanderer Lyrics
32. There You Go Lyrics
33. Were You There (when They Crucified My Lord) Lyrics

Other Johnny Cash Albums

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• Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar Lyrics
• The Fabulous Johnny Cash Lyrics
• Songs Of Our Soil Lyrics
• Hymns By Johnny Cash Lyrics
• Ride This Train Lyrics
• The Sound Of Johnny Cash Lyrics
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• The Christmas Spirit Lyrics
• Blood, Sweat, And Tears Lyrics
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• I Walk The Line Lyrics
• Sunday Morning Coming Down Lyrics
• Johnny 99 Lyrics
• Unchained Lyrics
• American Recordings Lyrics
• Just As I Am Lyrics
• 16 Biggest Hits Lyrics
• At Folsom Prison Lyrics
• American 3: Solitary Man Lyrics
• At San Quentin Lyrics
• American IV: The Man Comes Around Lyrics
• Unearthed Lyrics
• American V: A Hundred Highways Lyrics
• Personal File Lyrics

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