Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Scaffold Blues , by - Those Poor Bastards. Release date: 15.11.2018
Song language: English
Scaffold Blues |
| Come all you young devils and listen to me |
| I’ll tell you a sad story of bad misery |
| I was born in the country among the beautiful hills |
| And the memory of my childhood is warm in me still |
| I grew sick of the fireside I grew sick of my home |
| I had in view far rambling and far away I did roam |
| I left all my family to my home I said farewell |
| And I went down to Chicago the very depths of hell |
| It was there I took to drinking I sinned night and day |
| But deep in my poor heart I heard mother say |
| «Oh be good now my sweet son |
| May God protect by boy |
| May God forever bless him and bring his life joy» |
| I courted a fair maiden her name I will not tell |
| For it would forever disgrace her since I’m going to hell |
| It was on one summer evening the stars shining bright |
| And with a fatal dagger I bid her spirit flight |
| Now the police overtook me you can all plainly see |
| My soul is doomed forever for all eternity |
| I’m now on the scaffold my time is not long |
| You may forget the singer but don’t forget the song |