Gary Dunham songs
Moon Oh moon so big and bright
Run Swiftly I pray on your course tonight
First light of dawn there's a debt that I must pay
Give Place to the sun Oh hasten the day
Starin' through these barred and darkened windows
At the 13 steps I soon will climb
Casting the shadow by the moon glow
Stands the gallows that will take my life
Well I never meant to be a bad man
Things just took a turn that way
I wish this night of waiting would be over
They're gonna hang me at the break of day
They're gonna hang me at the break of day
Moon Oh moon so big and bright
Run swiftly I pray on your course tonight
First light of dawn there's a debt that I must pay
Give Place to the sun Oh hasten the day
I've always had an even temper
I have always been a gentle soul
What happend late this past December
Even now I still don't truly know
I recall I saw my darlin' Mary
In the arms of my best friend
The next thing that I know they are both as dead as stone
And I have my pistol hot and smokin' in my hand
I guess I just went crazy
With love for her and hate for him
And I know that I must pay 'cause when I think of them that way
God help me I would do it again
God help me I would do it again
Moon Oh moon so big and bright
Run Swiftly I pray on your course tonight
First light of dawn there's a debt that I must pay
Give Place to the sun Oh hasten the day
Papers called it all a crime of passion
Said the jury surely sympathize
My sentence was life here in this prison
Where at least I would remain alive
But I said you don't understand one thing judge
It's my true love I have slain
And there's no life for me here without my Mary near
If it's all the same to you I'd rather hang
If it's all the same to you I'd rather hang
Moon Oh moon so big and bright
Run Swiftly I pray on your course tonight
First light of dawn there's a debt that I must pay
Give Place to the sun Oh hasten the day
Run Swiftly I pray on your course tonight
First light of dawn there's a debt that I must pay
Give Place to the sun Oh hasten the day
Starin' through these barred and darkened windows
At the 13 steps I soon will climb
Casting the shadow by the moon glow
Stands the gallows that will take my life
Well I never meant to be a bad man
Things just took a turn that way
I wish this night of waiting would be over
They're gonna hang me at the break of day
They're gonna hang me at the break of day
Moon Oh moon so big and bright
Run swiftly I pray on your course tonight
First light of dawn there's a debt that I must pay
Give Place to the sun Oh hasten the day
I've always had an even temper
I have always been a gentle soul
What happend late this past December
Even now I still don't truly know
I recall I saw my darlin' Mary
In the arms of my best friend
The next thing that I know they are both as dead as stone
And I have my pistol hot and smokin' in my hand
I guess I just went crazy
With love for her and hate for him
And I know that I must pay 'cause when I think of them that way
God help me I would do it again
God help me I would do it again
Moon Oh moon so big and bright
Run Swiftly I pray on your course tonight
First light of dawn there's a debt that I must pay
Give Place to the sun Oh hasten the day
Papers called it all a crime of passion
Said the jury surely sympathize
My sentence was life here in this prison
Where at least I would remain alive
But I said you don't understand one thing judge
It's my true love I have slain
And there's no life for me here without my Mary near
If it's all the same to you I'd rather hang
If it's all the same to you I'd rather hang
Moon Oh moon so big and bright
Run Swiftly I pray on your course tonight
First light of dawn there's a debt that I must pay
Give Place to the sun Oh hasten the day
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