Bow Down Your Head And Cry

As I went down to the river poor boy to watch the ships go 
by
My sweetheart's stood on the deck of one she waved to me 
goodbye

Bow down your head and cry (poor boy) bow down your head 
and cry
Stop thinking of that woman you love bow down your head and
 cry

I followed her from months and months she offered me her 
hand
We were just about to get married when she ran off with a 
gambling man
He come at me with a big jack knife I went and hit him with
 lead
And when that fight was over poor boy he laid beside me 
dead

Bow down your head and cry...
[ banjo ]
They took me to that big jailhouse the months and months 
rolled by
The jury found me guilty poor boy and the judge said 
yoou're gonna die
And yet they call this justice poor boy then justice let it
 be
I only killed a man who's just a fixin' to kill me

Bow down your head and cry...