Holcombe Waller - Down And Cried lyrics

When john was young, he put the old horse down and cried Down and cried The gun went off His silver girl just bowed her head and died Down and died John i'm alone in my bed Looking down the road in my head And nothing's gonna fix the kind of trouble ahead Trouble ahead, oh ahead John i'm alone in my skin Looking down the road where i've been And nothing's gonna fix the kind of trouble i'm in The trouble i'm in Oh i'm in, oh i'm in John stood up William laid before him flushed and still Fevered and ill Their lungs filled up Breathing in the air, ye save and k** John thought he'd shake fate with his will William, you've stood in my stead No doubts, no fears to be fled If all these years of living's just a skin that you'll shed A skin that you'll shed, well Well, let mine be shed I may be down, i may be down lord Lord, but i'm not dead I may be down lord but i'm not dead Trouble, trouble up ahead I may be down, lord, but i'm not dead And the rain poured down Like a poison bled And mercy crumbled And the last breath fled And the truth still trembles In the morning bells To tell the unknown story Of william evans and doctor john wells