Judy Collins – Tim Evans (Guitar)

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[Intro] Em [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"