The Ballad of Spider John
Willis Alan Ramsey

I'm in between freights, and I sure would be obligednIf I could share your company.nnI'm on my way to nowhere, nI been runnin' from my past.nRunnin' from the things I used to be.nnNow I know my words sound strange to younBut if you'll wait till my song is sung and my story's toldnYou might come to understand nWhy I'm old and bent and devil's been runnin' out of time nWhen I long ago held a royal flush in my hand. nnOh, I was a super market fool, I was a roll-the-bank, a nstool pigeon, nRobbing my hometown nI thought I'd lost the blues, yes, I thought I'd paid my dues nI thought I'd found the life to suit my style nnBut here I sit ol' Spider John nThe robber man nLong, tall and handsome nYes, ol' Spider John with the loaded hand nTaking ransom nnThen one day I met Diamond Lil nShe was the sweetest thing, I declare, nThat the summer breeze ever blown my way nBut, lady, she had no idea my illustrious occupation nShe thought I was a saint, not a sinner gone astray nBut you see that word got around and Lily left town nNever saw her again nTossin' and turnin', causin' my heart to grieve nnOh, I was a super market fool, I was roll-the-bank, stool pigeon nRobbing my hometown. nI thought I'd lost my blues, thought I'd paid my dues nI thought I'd found the life to suit my style. nBut here I sit ol' Spider John, nThe robber man nLong, tall and handsome nYes, ol' Spider John with the loaded hand nTaking ransom nnThat is all my story nBeen these thirty years since I took to the road nFind my precious jewel one nIf you see my Lily, won't you give her my regards nTell her ol' Spider got tangled nIn the black web that he spun nnYou can tell her that ol' Spider got tangled nIn the black web that he spun

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