Highwayman
The Highwaymen Lyrics

I was a highwayman
I used to rob people on the roads.

Along the coach roads, I did ride
I traveled on horses along the roads where people traveled by coach.

With sword and pistol by my side
I carried a sword and a gun with me to protect myself and to rob others.

Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
I have stolen from many young women in the past.

Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
I have killed many soldiers in the past.

The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five
I was caught and hanged by the authorities in 1825.

But I am still alive
Despite being hanged, I am still alive and I continue to exist.

I was a sailor
I also used to work as a sailor.

I was borne upon the tide
I traveled on the waves of the ocean.

And with the sea, I did abide
I spent a lot of time on the sea.

I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico
I sailed a ship around Cape Horn to get to Mexico.

I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow
I climbed the ship's mast to furl the sail during a storm.

And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
There was a rumor that I had died when the ship's yardarm broke.

But I am living still
I survived and I'm still alive.

I was a dam builder
I also worked as a builder of dams.

Across the river deep and wide
I built dams across wide and deep rivers.

Where steel and water did collide
The dams I built were in places where steel and water met.

A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I built a dam in a place called Boulder on the wild Colorado river.

I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
I fell into the wet concrete while working on the dam.

They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound
They buried me in a place without any noise or sound.

But I am still around
Despite being buried, I am still alive and I continue to exist.

I'll always be around and around and around and around and around and around
I will continue to exist forever in some form or another.

I fly a starship
I now travel through space in a spaceship.

Across the Universe divide
I travel across the vast distances of the universe.

And when I reach the other side
When I reach my destination on the other side of the universe.

I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
I will try to find a peaceful place to rest my spirit.

Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
I might go back to being a highwayman if the opportunity arises.

Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
I might also just be a small drop of rain.

But I will remain
I will continue to exist in some form or another.

I'll be back again and again and again and again and again and again
I will return time and time again, continually existing.