Bad news, bad news, news
ComeCame to me where I sleep, sleep
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Sayin' one of your friends
Is in trouble deep, deep
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And the wind. wind

Tell me the trouble, trouble
Tell once to my ear, ear
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Jailed inJuliet prison
ForAnd ninety-nine years, years
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And the wind. wind

Oh what's what is the charge
Of how this came to be, be?
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Manslaughter
In the highest of degree, degrees
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I sat down and wrote
The best words I could write, write
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Explaining to the judge
I'd be there on Wednesday night, night
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And the wind. wind

Without a reply, reply
I left by the moon, moon
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And was in his chambers
By the next afternoon, afternoon
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And the wind. wind
Could ya"Did you tell me the facts? facts?"
I said without fear, fear
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That a friend of mine
Would get ninety-nine years, years
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And the wind. wind

A crash on the highway
Flew the car to a field, field
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There was four persons killed
And he was at the wheel, wheel
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But I knew know him as good
As I'm knowin' myself, myself
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And he wouldn't harm a life
That belonged to someone else, else
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And the wind. wind

The judge spoke
Out of the side of his mouth, mouth
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Sayin', "Theenter deleted
witness who saw, saw
He left little doubt," doubt"
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And the wind. wind

That may be true, true
He's got a sentence to serve, serve
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But ninety-nine years, years
He just don't deserve, deserve
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And the wind. wind

Too late, too late, late
For his case it is sealed, sealed
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His sentence is passed
And it cannot be repealed, repealed
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But he ain't no criminal
And his crime it is none, none
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What happened to him
Could happen to anyone, anyone
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And the wind. wind

And at that the judgeenter deleted
jerked forward
And his face it did freeze, freeze
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Sayin', "Couldenter deleted
you kindly leave
My office now, please," please"
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And the wind. wind
Well his eyes lookedThe room was funny
And I stood up so slow, slow
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With no other choice
Except for but far to go, go
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And the wind. wind

I walked down the hallway hall way
And I heard his door slam, slam
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I walked down theenter deleted
courthouse stairs
And I did not understand, understand
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And the wind. wind

And I played my guitar
Through the night to the day, day
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And the only tune
My guitar could play
Was, "Oh the Cruel Rain cruel rain
And the Wind." wind"