Mourning Dove
The Sandhill Strangers
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Well, yes, I shot that mourning dove on that cold winter day Yes, I killed that singin' bird and now they're takin' me away They said I shot that pretty little gal, Lord that wasn't me No, I just killed that singin' bird, so Johnny Law let me be Well I woke up about a half-past ten with a crow flyin' all around I grabbed my hat and I grabbed my gun and I headed on into town Then I walked past church and I blew it a kiss, said "Lord, I ain't got the time I'm takin' my two fine feet downtown, gonna see what I can find" Yes, I shot that mourning dove on that cold winter day Yes, I killed that singin' bird and now they're takin' me away They said I shot that pretty little gal, Lord that wasn't me No, I just killed that singin' bird, so Johnny Law let me be Well I went down to 7th and Oak, to Tommy's old liquor store Got the whiskey down on that bottom shelf, drank it down bought me one more Then I walked up town to a ratty old shack, banged a few times on the window Her mama came out all dressed in white, said "Boy, you're nothin' but sin, oh" Yes, I shot that mourning dove on that cold winter day Yes, I killed that singin' bird and now they're takin' me away They said I shot that pretty little gal, Lord that wasn't me No, I just killed that singin' bird, so Johnny Law let me be Well I blew two rounds right through that door, where they landed I'll never tell I been runnin' and prayin' ever since, Lord save me from Hell Well my money ran out somewhere down low by the border where the law-dogs lie Waitin' for po' bank robbin' fools to try and pass 'em by Yes, I shot that mourning dove on that cold winter day Yes, I killed that singin' bird and now they're takin' me away They said I shot that pretty little gal, Lord that wasn't me No, I just killed that singin' bird, so Johnny Law let me be Well, I heard they'd give me forty years, but that's not all too long 'Cause I got a rope and a wooden stool and tomorrow I'll be gone Yes, I shot that mourning dove on that cold winter day Yes, I killed that singin' bird and now they're takin' me away And yes, I killed that pretty little gal, now I can't be free So, Lord, I guess I had the time and now it's too late for me
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