Judy Collins - Tim Evans
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Tim Evans was a prisoner
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Within his prison cell
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And those who read about his crime
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They damned his soul to hell
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Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 2]
For the murderer of his own dear wife
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And the killing of his child
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The jury found him guilty
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And the hanging judge he smiled
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Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 3]
Tim Evans pleaded innocent
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And swore by him on high
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He never killed his own dear wife
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Or caused his child to die
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Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 4]
They moved him out at 6 o'clock
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To his final flowery dell
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And day and night two guards were there
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And never left his cell
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Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 5]
Sometimes they played cards with him
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Solo and Pontoon
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To stop him brooding on the ropes
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That was to be his doom
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Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 6]
The Governor came in one day
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With the chaplain by his side
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Said, your appeal has been turned down
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Prepare yourself to die
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Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 7]
Tim Evans walked in the prison yard
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The guards walked behind
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He saw the sky above the wall
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And knew no peace of mind
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Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 8]
They fit the rope around his neck
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Buckle behind his ear
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The prison bell was tolling
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But Tim Evans did not hear
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Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 9]
A thousand men were cursing
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And banging on the doors
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But Tim Evans could not hear them
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He was deaf for evermore
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Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 10]
They sent Tim Evans to the drop
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For a crime he didn't do
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Twas Christy was the murderer
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The judge and jury too
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Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"