burl ives - po' boy lyrics
as i went down to the river po’ boy
to see the ships go by
my sweetheart stood on the deck of one
and she waved to me goodbye
bow down your head and cry po’ boy,
bow down your head and cry
stop thinking about that woman you love
bow down your head and cry
i followed her for months and months
she offered me her hand
we were just about to get married when
she ran off with a gambling man
he come at me with a big jack knife
and i went at him with lead
and when the fight was over po’ boy
he lay down beside me dead
bow down your head and cry po’ boy,
bow down your head and cry
stop thinking about that woman you love
bow down your head and cry
they took me to the big jailhouse
months and months rolled by
the jury found me guilty po’ boy
and the judge said you must die
bow down your head and cry po’ boy,
bow down your head and cry
stop thinking about that woman you love
bow down your head and cry
and yet they called it justice po’ boy
then justice let it be
i only k!lled a man that was
just a fixin to k!ll me
bow down your head and cry po’ boy,
bow down your head and cry
stop thinking about that woman you love
bow down your head and cry
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