The Highwayman

from The Charcoal Dawn Sessions by Seán Mathews

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I was a highwayman
Along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five
But I am still alive

I was a sailor
I was borne upon the tide
And with the sea I did abide
I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico
I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
But I am living still

I was a dam builder
Across the river deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
They buried me in that great tob that knows no sound
But I am still around
I'll always be around
And around and around and around and around

I fly a star ship
Across the Universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again

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from The Charcoal Dawn Sessions, released January 22, 2024
Written by Jimmy Webb , Performed by Seán Mathews

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Seán Mathews Drogheda, Ireland

Seán Mathews is a musician from Drogheda Co Louth in Ireland. He describes his sound as Urban Folk. Drilling into Urban Folk a little more, what Seán means is he tends to write songs that tell stories about his own Environment and formative experiences with the perspective of the Folk Tradition in mind. ... more

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