Dillon Sampson - Halfbreed (and a Horse Thief)

As I sat upon the hilltop, I could see the town below, and there's three men lyin' in the street, and the dead horse that I stole
Yea my ears are still a-ringin', oh, and my heart is beatin' fast. If you'll get me across that river, Lord, I swear it'll be the last
Please get me
across that river, Lord, that's all I'll ever ask
About the time I'd reached the ferry, was about the time they'd topped the hill, so I jumped in that ole river, and swam with all my will
Oh, I could hear their voices callin', "son, we're comin' for your life!" Will a bullet finally
catch me, or will it all end to a knife? Will a tightrope claim my one last breath?
Lord please spare my life
Why don't you tell me what's a boy to do?
I've got holes in both my pockets, I've got holes in both my shoes, and I never took to drivin' spikes, and plowin' ain't for me
A half-breed and a horse thief, is all I'll ever be
A half-breed and a horse thief is all I'll ever be!
Well, I swam into a thicket, and crawled onto the bank
As I looked back behind me, my heart began
to sink
You know, I couldn't help but wonder, as I neared my journey's end, will that little gal in
Texas ever think of me again?
Hell, I'd steal every cow in Texas, just to cross her mind again.
And just as true as a mockingbird sings, there's a girl down in East Texas with a diamond on her
ring. Was it my fault?
Or Was it my timing?
As I prepare for the end, she's wearing someone else's diamond
And when the sheriff pays my bounty, I pray they send me to love county, in a valley where the ole Red River flows
And I pray an oak tree shades my headstone. If I never reach my dear home
please tell that darling Calley that I still love her

Written by:
Dillon Sampson

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