24 May 2012
Can you take a message for me? To the beautiful one I love Tell her that I must go But she'll always be my dove
But now I have to leave this place And we can't be together Tell her to keep on sailing Straight through this stormy weather
Tell her not to wait for me I won't be coming back But don't tell her of my soul And how it's stained so black
Please don't mention where I am In this cold and lonely cell She doesn't need to know about How I'm going straight to hell
My hands shake with the thought Of how my hands did slip So covered with sweat they were Down my pistol grip
Her name lingers on my lips But I'm thinking of my shout How I stopped that carriage And yelled for them to get out
I wanted the money, just for her So I could walk her up the aisle Her father is a rich man His daughter deserved style
Tell my sweet to carry on Find a new love for her life Tell her to find another lucky guy To make her become his wife
Please stay silent about this place And how I ended up in jail I didn't mean to pull the trigger His face, it looked so pale!
I couldn't stand the sight of it His blood churned in the mud I fell to my knees and sobbed Knowing I had lost her for good
It was only meant to be a holdup But don't say that to my girl Tell her I jumped onto a new ship And watched the sail unfurl
I'd rather she thought me a coward For calling off our wedding day Than a murderous highwayman In a lonely cell rotting away
Say I'll cherish her memory And love her forevermore But please don't tell her the reason I had to walk out the door.
I.Sparrow
Highwayman • Opuss № I