[Verse 1: John Paul White with Joy Williams] I'm a dead man walking here But that's the least of all my fears Ooh, underneath the water It's not Alabama clay Gives my trembling hands away Ooh, please forgive me, Father [Chorus: Joy Williams & John Paul White] Ain't going back to Barton Hollow Devil gonna follow me e'er I go Won't do me no good washing in the river Can't no preacher man save my soul [Verse 2: John Paul White with Joy Williams] Did that full moon force my hand? Or that unmarked hundred grand? Ooh, underneath the water Ooh, please forgive me, Father [Bridge: Joy Williams, John Paul White & Both] Miles and miles in my bare feet Still can't lay me down to sleep If I die before I wake I know the Lord, my soul won't Take I'm a dead man walking I'm a dead man walking Keep walking, running, running for miles Keep walking, running, running for miles Keep walking and running and running for miles [Chorus: Joy Williams & John Paul White] Ain't going back to Barton Hollow Devil gonna follow me e'er I go Won't do me no good washing in the river Can't no preacher man save my soul