Listen to I Hung My Head by Johnny Cash

I Hung My Head

Johnny Cash

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Hung My Head

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Johnny Cash

Vocals

Benmont Tench

Organ

Marty Stuart

Acoustic Guitar

Smokey Hormel

Acoustic Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Sting

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Rick Rubin

Producer

David Ferguson

Mixing Engineer

Thom Russo

Assistant Recording Engineer

Andrew Scheps

Assistant Recording Engineer

Chuck Turner

Assistant Recording Engineer

Vlado Meller

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Early one morning

With time to kill

I borrowed Jebb's rifle

And sat on the hill

I saw a lone rider

Crossing the plain

I drew a bead on him

To practise 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 court house

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

Upon a 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'd ride together

To Kingdom come

I prayed for God's mercy

For soon I'd be dead

I hung my head

I hung my head

I hung my head

I hung my head

Written by: Sting

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