Lyrics Language: English Song writer/composer(s): Jimmy Webb
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Jimmy WebbHighwayman Lyrics:
I was a highwayman along the coach roads I did ride
With the sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his life blood on my blade
The bastards hung me in the spring of '25
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 of Mexico
I went aloft to furl the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off they say that I got killed
But I am living still, perhaps I'll always, I don't know
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, seems like it all goes 'round and 'round and 'round
And 'round and 'round yes it goes when here we go
I'll 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
Yes, I will when here we go but I'll be back again
Yes, I will when here we go but I'll be back again
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Jimmy Webb Highwayman Lyrics Information:
THE HIGHWAYMAN 1
Written by: Jimmy Webb-1977
Produced by: George Martin
Vocals & piano by: Jimmy Webb 2 -1977
Appears on: Jimmy Webb: El Mirage (Atlantic, LP #18218)-1977, (Atlantic, CD
#2768)-1999 & (Collector's Choice, CD #662)-2006; Archive: Jimmy Webb (WEA Int'l,
CD #32063)-1993; Jimmy Webb: Ten Easy Pieces (Guardian, CD #52826)-1996 3 ;
Produced by George Martin Various Artists (Capitol, CD #32631)-2001; The Moon's
a Harsh Mistress, Jimmy Webb in the Seventies (Rhino Handmade, CD #7820)-2004;
Jimmy Webb-Archive & Live at the Albert Hall, 1972 (WEA Int'l, CD #273165)-2005 &
Live & at Large: Jimmy Webb in the UK (Jimmy Webb, CD #795875)-2007.
1 "Highwayman," is the first single released by The Highwaymen, a country
supergroup consisting of established singer-songwriters Johnny Cash, Waylon
Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. The song reached #1 on the U.S.
Country chart in 1985.
2 Coveres include: Glen Campbell; Johnny Cash (solo); Dick Curless; Dyslextasy;
The Highwaymen see 1 above ; Waylon Jennings (solo); Kris Kristofferson (solo);
Albert Lee; Lullaby Players; Pamela McNeill; Willie Nelson (solo); Sal Valentino;
et al.
3 Transcribed from the track on this album.
4 A yard, or sometimes called yardarm, is a spar on a mast from which sails are
set. Although some types of fore and aft rigs have yards, the term is usually
used to describe the horizontal spars used with square sails. In addition, for
some decades after sails were generally dispensed with, some yards were retained
for deploying wireless (radio) aerials and signal flags.
5 Refers to Boulder Dam, more commonly known as Hoover Dam.
6 Hoover/Boulder Dam is located on the Colorado River in the Black Canyon area
on the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. The closest city is
Boulder, Nevada.
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