My moon shines so softly On the hair of my killer Pour flowers on his head Help me give him some shelter
Come lie by the river Rest your head don't you fear Then sleep softly my baby They won't find you here And Daddy forgive them They've taken and murdered all that he loved He came with a gun his mind all undone Now he's weepin' they wanna hang him at morning.
Pretty stars drop your wonder On the eyes of my killer Blind him with lovelight Help me give him some shelter
Come lie by the river Rest your head don't you fear Then sleep softly my baby They won't find you here And Daddy forgive them They've taken and murdered all that he loved He came with a gun his mind all undone Now he's weepin' they wanna hang him at morning.
I will die on a mountain When the evening is falling Kill softly my baby For I'll rise in the morning
Come take me by the river Bring your gun don't you fear Then sleep quiet my baby They won't find my body here And Daddy forgive them They've taken and murdered all that he loved He came with a gun his mind all undone Now he's weepin' they wanna hang him at morning.