Lyrics I Hung My Head - Johnny Cash
Early
one
morning
with
time
to
kill
I
borrowed
Jeb's
rifle
and
sat
on
the
hill
I
saw
a
lone
rider
crossing
the
plain
I
drew
a
bead
on
him
to
practice
my
aim
My
brother's
rifle
went
off
in
my
hand
A
shot
rang
out
across
the
land
The
horse,
he
kept
running,
the
rider
was
dead
I
hung
my
head,
I
hung
my
head
I
set
off
running
to
wake
from
the
dream
My
brother's
rifle
went
into
the
sheen
I
kept
on
running
into
the
South
lands
That's
where
they
found
me,
my
head
in
my
hands
The
sheriff,
he
asked
me
why
had
I
run
And
then
it
came
to
me,
just
what
I
had
done
And
all
for
no
reason,
just
one
piece
of
lead
I
hung
my
head,
I
hung
my
head
Here
in
the
courthouse,
the
whole
town
was
there
I
see
the
judge
high
up
in
his
chair
Explain
to
the
courtroom
what
went
through
your
mind
And
we'll
ask
the
jury
what
verdict
they
find
I
felt
the
power
of
death
over
life
I
orphaned
his
children,
I
widowed
his
wife
I
begged
their
forgiveness,
I
wish
I
was
dead
I
hung
my
head,
I
hung
my
head
I
hung
my
head,
I
hung
my
head
Early
one
morning
with
time
to
kill
I
see
the
gallows
up
on
the
hill
And
out
in
the
distance,
a
trick
of
the
brain
I
see
a
lone
rider
crossing
the
plain
And
he'd
come
to
fetch
me,
to
see
what
they'd
done
And
we'll
ride
together
'til
kingdom
come
I
pray
for
God's
mercy,
for
soon
I'll
be
dead
I
hung
my
head,
I
hung
my
head
I
hung
my
head,
I
hung
my
head
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