Hanged by Dawn
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The painted locket 'round my neck
Will soon have company The heart upon its fragile face Will break 'fore e'er it beats My life was lonely long before But though it be again The loneliness will not last long For soon I'll greet a friend I'm hapless but not helpless You'll see that soon enough For when I meet that man in black I will be standing up I'll be with you soon, my dear To watch the rising sun My necklace will have company For I'll be hanged by dawn For I'll be hanged by dawn There'll be no pearly gates for us No angels singing loud Our love did burn with passion so It shall not be put out I will meet you soon, my love And in our warm embrace You will forget the other one Who you let kiss your face I'm hapless but not helpless You'll see that soon enough For when I meet that man in black I will be standing up I'll be with you soon, my dear To watch the rising sun My necklace will have company For I'll be hanged by dawn For I'll be hanged by dawn The locket that you gave to me Looks lovely 'gainst the rope But what a shame that the old chain Is still around her throat I'm sure she likes those pearly gates But I just don't wear pearls A locket's all I'll ever need For in it's my whole world I'm hapless but not helpless You saw that well enough And when I meet that man in black I will be standing up I'll be with you soon, my dear To watch the rising sun My necklace now has company And I await the dawn And I await the dawn |
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