Jimmy Webb, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett and Ashley Campbell perform “Highwayman” in this concert honoring the work of Jimmy Webb.
Features
TRANSCRIPT
♪♪ ♪ I was a highwayman ♪ Along the coach roads I did ride ♪ With sword and pistol by my side ♪ And many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade ♪ And many a soldier shed his life blood on my blade ♪ The bastards hung me in the spring of '25 ♪ But I am still alive ♪♪ ♪ I was a sailor ♪ And I was born upon the tide ♪ And with the sea I did abide ♪ I sailed a schooner 'round the horn to Mexico ♪ I went aloft to furl the mainsail in a blow ♪ And when the yards gave way ♪ They said that I was killed ♪ But I am living still ♪ I was a dam builder ♪ Across the river deep and wide ♪ Where steel and water did collide ♪ A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado ♪ I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below ♪ They buried me in that ♪ Great tomb that knows no sound ♪ But I am still around ♪ Always be around ♪ And around ♪♪ ♪ I'll fly a starship ♪ Across the universe divide ♪ And when I reach the other side ♪ I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can ♪ Or ♪ Perhaps I may become a highwayman again ♪ Or I may simply be a single drop of rain ♪ But I will remain ♪ And Ill be back again ♪ And again ♪ Again ♪ And again