Bow Down Your Head And Cry
As I went down to the river poor boy to watch the ships go by
My sweetheart's stood on the deck of one she waved to me goodbye
Bow down your head and cry (poor boy) bow down your head and cry
Stop thinking of that woman you love bow down your head and cry
I followed her from months and months she offered me her hand
We were just about to get married when she ran off with a gambling man
He come at me with a big jack knife I went and hit him with lead
And when that fight was over poor boy he laid beside me dead
Bow down your head and cry...
[ banjo ]
They took me to that big jailhouse the months and months rolled by
The jury found me guilty poor boy and the judge said yoou're gonna die
And yet they call this justice poor boy then justice let it be
I only killed a man who's just a fixin' to kill me
Bow down your head and cry...
Incline a Cabeça e Chore
Quando desci até o rio, garoto pobre, pra ver os barcos passar
Minha amada estava na ponte de um, ela acenou pra mim, adeus
Incline a cabeça e chore (garoto pobre), incline a cabeça e chore
Pare de pensar naquela mulher que você ama, incline a cabeça e chore
Eu a segui por meses e meses, ela me ofereceu a mão
Estávamos prestes a nos casar quando ela fugiu com um jogador
Ele veio pra cima de mim com uma faca enorme, eu fui e o acertei com chumbo
E quando a briga acabou, garoto pobre, ele ficou ao meu lado, morto
Incline a cabeça e chore...
[ banjo ]
Me levaram pra aquela grande cadeia, os meses e meses passaram
O júri me considerou culpado, garoto pobre, e o juiz disse: você vai morrer
E ainda assim chamam isso de justiça, garoto pobre, então que a justiça seja feita
Eu só matei um homem que estava prestes a me matar
Incline a cabeça e chore...