(Aaron Allan - Charlie Walker)



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 (poor boy)

Bow down your head and cry

Stop thinking of that woman you love

Bow down your head and cry.



--- Instrumental ---



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 (poor boy)

Bow down your head and cry

Stop thinking of that woman you love

Bow down your head and cry...