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David Bowie
Early On (1964-66)
Bars Of The County Jail
Gather you all and listen here
I'll tell you a tale if you lend me an ear
I rode a horse through many a town
But the devil rode me down to the ground
I was to marry a very rich girl
I loved her as only i can
But the father was shot and his gold was stoled
And now i'm the devil's man, na na na
And now i sing a tail of woe
Through the bars of the county jail
I walked into the room one night
I found her mother and gun
Well the man was dead and i kneeled and cried
The sheriff ran in and said i'm holding you, son
Through the day i sing and play
For time is on my side
But when the moon and stars come out
I lay me down and cry
For the saviour mar i lied
Now i will not have a ride
Beside the window the scaffold was made
On the morrow i will hang
- Album:
- No Plan EP
- Blackstar
- Conversations in Space
- Nothing Has Changed - 2CD
- Changes
- FIVE YEARS 1969-1973
- The Next Day
- Reality
- Heathen
- David Bowie (1998)
- Deram Anthology 1966-68
- Earthling
- Outside
- The Buddha Of Suburbia
- Early On (1964-66)
- Tin Machine II
- Sound + Vision
- Never Let Me Down
- Tonight
- Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture