Percy's Song
Fairport Convention

Bad news, bad news, come to me where I sleep

Turn, turn, turn again

Say, one of your friends is in trouble deep

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

Tell me the trouble, tell me once to my ear

Turn, turn, turn again

Joliet prison and ninety-nine years

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

Oh, what's the charge of how this came to be?

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Manslaughter in the highest degree

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

I sat down and wrote the best words I could write

Turn, turn, turn again

Explaining to the judge I'd be there on Wednesday night

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

Without a reply, I left by the moon

Turn, turn, turn again

And was in his chambers by the next afternoon

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

Would you tell me the facts, I said without fear

Turn, turn, turn again

That a friend of mine could get ninety-nine years

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

A crash on the highway, flew the car to a field

Turn, turn, turn again

There was four persons killed and he was at the wheel

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

But I knew him as good as I'm knowing myself

Turn, turn, turn again

And he wouldn't harm a life that belonged to someone else

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

The judge he spoke out of the side of his mouth

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Saying The witness who saw, he left without doubt

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

That may be true, he's got a sentence to serve

Turn, turn, turn again

But ninety-nine years he just don't deserve

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

Too late, too late, for his case it is sealed

Turn, turn, turn again

His sentence it is passed and cannot be repealed

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

But he ain't no criminal and his crime it is none

Turn, turn, turn again

What happened to him could happen to anyone

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

At that the judge jumped forward and his face it did freeze

Turn, turn, turn again

Saying Could you kindly leave my office now please?

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

His eyes looked funny and I stood up so slow

Turn, turn, turn again

With no other choice except for to go

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

I walked down the hallway and I heard his door slam

Turn, turn, turn again

I walked down the courthouse stairs and did not understand

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

And I played my guitar through the night to the day

Turn, turn, turn again

And the only tune my guitar could play was The Old Cruel Rain And The Wind


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