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I'm a poor man as honest as they comeI never was a thief until they caught meThe judge said he swore me hands were redNo matter how I'd plead he found me guiltyThere was no bail, I'm of to Durham GaolI'm going and nothing now can save meCalamities they always come in threesAnd that's how many months it was they gave me[Chorus]And it's no never in the livelong dayWill you find me back in Durham GaolNo never in the live long dayWill you find me back in Durham Gaol'Twas a gray day when first I went astrayThe devil takes the man who came to tempt meFor in no time me life was one of crimeAnd now you see the trouble that it's got meThere are four bare walls at which to stareMe food and me lodgings they are paid forYou can't see the turning of the keyTo hear the turning that is all you wait for[Chorus]SongtexteOh it's sad to say that here I am to stayWith only iron bars around to lean onI get a cold bath to dampen down me wrathThough it's barely just a month ago I had oneGod knows I need a suit of clothesYou'd think they could found a one to fit meMe boots would be fine if they were both a nineI'm walking like a fall of stones had hit me[Chorus]And I'm sure that me mother's heart would breakTo see me in a state of such repentanceI'm glad she's not around to seeAnd I'll be out before she finishes her sentenceThe sun will shine, I'll leave it all behindKnowing I've done me time and done me dutyThen out of the gate on the narrow and the straightTo the place where I've buried all the booty[Chorus] Aus Songtexte Mania