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Poor Lillie Lyrics by Claybank

No Escape

2018

[Verse 1]
In the morning light I see the town assemble
Justice will be served and that we all know well
My body's weak and my hands begin to tremble
As they grip the cold steel bars of the Johnstone County Jail
[Interlude]
[Verse 2]
I hang my head, I can't escape my crime
My bloody hands have sealed my dreadful fate
For Lillie's death I climb the gallows high
I'm the man that took that poor girls life
And for my sins I'll pay
[Verse 3]
A lovers rage had sought poor Lillie's life
One hundred dollars placed upon her head
I bore the vengeance of her lovers wife
I met Lillie on the mountain side
And there I shot her dead
[Interlude]
[Verse 4]
Almighty God, have mercy on my soul
For today I'll pay the wages of my sins
Like the dying thief please can you make me whole?
That my poor children they might see
Their daddy once again
Credits
Claybank

Claybank

About “Poor Lillie” by Claybank

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"Poor Lillie" is credited to Claybank. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Poor Lillie" appears on "No Escape" in 2018.

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