A Hundred Mountains

A dozen men from Arkansas swore to bring me in
Through the office of the law they persecute my kin
I have left a hundred mountains way behind
An' I do believe it's countin' on my mind

I can go no further
I declare I had my fill
I can go no further
I'm gonna wait by the whisky still

I robbed a man who robbed the dead well before their time
Anyone with half a head can see that ain't no crime
I have left a hundred mountains in my past
An' I do believe my time is comin' fast

I can go no further   
I declare I had my fill
I can go no further   
I'm gonna wait by the whisky still

(He can go no further)   
I swear I had my fill
(He can go no further)   
I'm gonna wait by the whisky still

They shot my leg to pieces, ya know I near enough bled to death
If not for the horse between us I'd still be lyin' there yet
I have mastered many mountains at my best
An' I do believe it's time for me to rest

I can go no further   
I declare I had my fill
I can go no further   
I'm gonna wait by the whisky still

(He can go no further)   
I swear I've had my fill
(He can go no further)   
I'm gonna wait here for the kill


Words and music by Jackie Lomax
© 1971 & 2005 Apple Publishing/WB Music Corp

Home Is In My Head LP

from
HOME IS IN MY HEAD
(1971 & 2005)