Title: The Prisoner's Song
Artist: Traditional adapted by Vernon Dalhart
Genre: Country
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T:The Prisoner's Song
T:The Prisoner's Song
C:Traditional adapted by Vernon Dalhart
Z:All Rights Reserved
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w: Oh I|wish I had|some- one to|love me,|_ Some- *|one to _|call me their|
w: Oh, please|meet me to-|night in the|moon- light,|_ Please meet|me to- night|all a- *|
w: I'll be|carried to the|new jail to-|mor- row,|_ Leav- ing|my poor _|dar- ling a-|
w: Now I|have a brand|ship on the|o- cean,|_ All _|moun- ted with|sil- ver and|
w: Now if|I had the|wings o9f an|an- gel,|_ Ov- er|these pris- on|walls I would|
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w: own,|_ Oh I|wish I had|some- one to|live with,|_ For I'm|tir- ed of|
w: lone,|_ For I|have a sad|sto- ry to|tell you,|_ It's a|sto- ry that's|
w: lone,|_ With the|cold pri- son|bars all a-|round me,|_ And my|head on a|
w: gold,|_ And be-|fore my poor|dar- ling would|suf- fer,|_ Oh that|shop would be|
w: fly,|_ And I'd|fly to the|arms~of my poor|dar- ling,|_ And _|there I'd be|
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w: liv- ing a-|lone.|_|
w: nev- er been|told.|_|
w: pil- low of|stone.|_|
w: an- chored and|sold.|_|
w: wil- ling to|die.|_|
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