I'm a dead man walking here
But that's the least of all my fears
Ooh, underneath the waterIt's not Alabama clay
That gives my trembling hands away
Please forgive me fatherAin't going back to Barton Hollow
Devil gonna follow me e'er I go
Won't do me no good washing in the river
Can't no preacher man save my soulDid that full moon force my hand?
Or that unmarked hundred grand?
Ooh, underneath the water
Please forgive me fatherMiles and miles in my bare feet
Still can't lay me down to sleep
If I die before I wake
I know the Lord my soul won't takeI'm a dead man walking
I'm a dead man walkingKeep walking and running and running for miles
Keep walking and running and running for miles
Keep walking and running and running for milesAin't going back to Barton Hollow
Devil gonna follow me e'er I go
Won't do me no good washing in the river
Can't no preacher man save my soul
Songwriters
JOY ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, JOHN PAUL WHITEPublished by
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