Tim Evans

Judy Collins - Tim Evans CAPO: 1st Fret [Intro] [Verse 1] Tim Evans was a prisoner Within his prison cell And those who read about his crime They damned his soul to hell Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 2] For the murderer of his own dear wife And the killing of his child The jury found him guilty And the hanging judge he smiled Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 3] Tim Evans pleaded innocent And swore by him on high He never killed his own dear wife Or caused his child to die Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 4] They moved him out at 6 o’clock To his final flowery dell And day and night two guards were there And never left his cell Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 5] Sometimes they played cards with him Solo and Pontoon To stop him brooding on the ropes That was to be his doom Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 6] The Governor came in one day With the chaplain by his side Said your appeal has been turned down Prepare yourself to die Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 7] Tim Evans walked in the prison yard The guards walked behind He saw the sky above the wall And knew no peace of mind Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 8] They fit the rope around his neck Buckle behind his ear The prison bell was tolling But Tim Evans did not hear Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 9] A thousand men were cursing And banging on the doors But Tim Evans could not hear them He was deaf for evermore Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 10] They sent Tim Evans to the drop For a crime he didn’t do Twas Christy was the murderer The judge and jury too Saying "Go down you murderer go down"