SEARCH HERE: BROWSE 409412 LYRICS BY ARTIST/BAND NAME: #A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z SITE MENU Last Updates Request Lyrics Submit / Correct Popularity Charts VISITORS Login / Register Your Thoughts My Playlists [ More Johnny Cash lyrics ] add to playlist     see a mistake?    comment Artist/Band: Johnny Cash Lyrics for Song: I Hung My Head Lyrics for Album: Man Comes Around [2006] Early one morning With time to kill I borrowed Jebb's rifle And sat on a hill I saw a lone rider Crossing the plain I drew a bead on him To practice my aim My brother's rifle Went off in my hand A shot rang out Across the land The horse, he kept running The rider was dead I hung my head I hung my head I set off running To wake from the dream My brother's rifle Went into the sheen I kept on running Into the south lands That's where they found me My head in my hands The sheriff he asked me Why had I run And then it come to me Just what I had done And all for no reason Just one piece of lead I hung my head I hung my head Here in the court house The whole town was there I see the judge High up in the chair Explain to the court room What went on in your mind And we'll ask the jury What verdict they find I felt the power Of death and life I orphaned his children I widowed his wife I begged their forgiveness I wish I was dead I hung my head I hung my head I hung my head I hung my head Early one morning With time to kill I see the gallows Up on a hill And out in the distance A trick of the brain I see a lone rider Crossing the plain And he'd come to fetch me To see what they'd done And we'd ride together To kingdom come I prayed for god's mercy For soon I'd be dead I hung my head I hung my head I hung my head I hung my head Album Lyrics: Man Comes Around [2006] Johnny Cash "Man Comes Around [2006]" 1. Hurt 2. Bridge Over Troubled Water 3. I Hung My Head 4. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 5. Personal Jesus 6. Desperado 7. Tear Stained Letter 8. Streets Of Laredo 9. Big Iron