John Dillon Bad Man Lyrics

the poster on the wall tells me I'm a bad man

tells me I'm a mad man

tells me I'm a wanted man

the one who makes me fall will be such a glad man

five thousand dollars in his hand

makes me such a hunted man

they left me with a Navy colt

a heart that's bitter and a spirit that's broke

got to steal from the railroads, steal from the banks

take it all back from the thieving Yanks

just to keep alive

they only way I can survive

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the newspapers call me desperado

a man who lives real low

well, how the hell would they know

what it's like to come back and find

your sweetheart dead

your home destroyed and your family fled all I want is to see blood shed

this war taught me how to kill

a man can only live by his will

put a gun in your hand, mask on your face

crawl through life, live in disgrace

try to settle the score

remember what I had before

Polly, forgive me

but you died at their hands

goin' to make them pay

take all that I can

your dying eyes

haunt my mind

going' to make them bleed

they'll pay in time

they're damned unjust

with their twisted laws

they want to take my life

but they could've saved yours

your dying eyes

haunt my mind