Highwayman
Ashley Campbell Lyrics

I was a highwayman
I used to be a robber who roamed the roads

Along the coach roads I did ride
I would travel with my horse and rob people who were travelling in a coach

With sword and pistol by my side
I used to carry a sword and a pistol with me to protect myself and intimidate others

Many a young maid lost their baubles to my trade
I stole from many young women while I was robbing them

Many soldiers shed his life blood on my blade
I killed many soldiers with my sword

They finally hung me in the spring of '25
I was sentenced to death by hanging and executed in the spring of the year 1825

But I am still alive
But even though I died, my memory lives on

I was a sailor
At another time, I was a seaman

And I was born upon the tide
I was born and grew up on a ship, and the sea was my home

And with the sea I did abide
I lived and worked on the sea for many years

I sailed a schooner 'round the horn to Mexico
I sailed a ship called a schooner all the way around the southern tip of South America and up to Mexico

I went aloft to furl the mainsail in a blow
I climbed the mast of the ship to tie up the mainsail during a storm

And when the yards broke off, they say that I got killed
When the main parts of the ship's sail broke off, some people say I died in the accident

But I'm living still
But I am still alive in spirit even though my existence is over

And i was a dam builder
I was also a worker who built dams

Across the rivers deep and wide
I built dams over large rivers with deep waters

Where steel and water did collide
I worked where the strong metal of the dam and the powerful force of the water met

A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I worked in a place called Boulder, which was located near the wild Colorado River in the western United States

I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
I accidentally fell from the top of the dam and landed in the wet concrete below

They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound
I was buried in the concrete of the dam, and it became my final resting place

But I am still around, I guess i'll always be around and around...
But I still exist in people's memories, and I will continue to exist in some way forever

I'll fly a starship
At some point in the future, I will fly a spaceship

Across the universe divide
I will travel across the vastness of space to reach other destinations

And when I reach the other side
When I reach the other side of the universe, wherever that may be

I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
I will look for a place where my soul can find peace and tranquility

Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Maybe I will become a robber once again, just like I was in the past

Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
Or perhaps I will be nothing more than a drop of rain, insignificant and fleeting

But I will remain
But whatever happens, I will endure in some way

And I'll be back again and again
And I will continue to exist and return in some form or another many times in the future