Gm-f-dm Gm-f-dm Gm when i was a boy there were fifteen a-people in the world F fifteen a-bound for dm heaven, and gm fifteen a-bound for hell Gm and the devil come 'round, yeah he jump on my bed Say you got to f leave me alone dm you got to gm give me some rest But i f gather my lead, and i gm gather my spool And i f burn it all with sulphur 'til the c7 devil did what we gm feared And we fly through the night, under the mercury moon So i could watch you sleep and dream a-in your room When i was a boy, a-there were fifteen people in the world I had a bowl for my sweetheart, and a fiddle to raise the devil from hell I could play a swwet tune, or make my sweetheart laugh I could shake a blackbird from the highest tree branch I was half a boy, i was half a jack Jimmy? donner? was full of man, most of which is bad You know he shot a man that had my father's face And he geld a woman down who had my sister's name When i was a boy, a-there were fifteen people in the world And the lovers would lie in the long tall gra** by the railroad track And the angels come down, they make the rails to sing I put my ears to the tracks, and they tell me things That a train would come with a fiery roar Reeks in heaven into hell into a long black trail of smoke And the earth would shake with the escaping steam And the train would make a thunder to drown out any scream Hmmm, hmmm Hmmm, hmmm Hmmm, hmmm Hmmm, hmmm When i was a boy, a-there were a-fifteen people in the world A-fifteen bound for heaven, and fifteen bound for hell And the lovers would lie in a box o' pine And the doctor come 'round, to flick coins on their eyes I'm a preacher man now, i've got my place on earth 'cause i have heard the voices from beyond this world I'm a preacher man now, i've got my place in hell 'cause i have heard the voices no man should live to tell 'cause i have heard the voices no man should live to tell Huh-huh, huh-huh Huh-huh, huh-huh Huh-huh, huh-huh Huh-huh, huh-huh Huh-huh, huh-huh Huh-huh, huh-huh Huh-huh, huh-huh Huh-huh, huh-huh Gm