Muskets aimed right at my head

It's just our job to do they said

Have you anything to say

The preacher whispered and swayed

Why, a man in a checked shirt shot him down on the ground

Oh, tell the dream I have all alone

And I know when I go I'll go alone



You make me feel like I am what I am

I seem much older than then, but I'm young

Why feel down?



My eyes are closed

I cannot speak

Though I hear you talk to me

Where's the man I saw dead cold

I'll count ten and make sure

Here I am with my hands bound in a plane going down fast

Oh, tell the dream I have all alone

And I know when I go I'll go alone



Where can I find you to tell you the truth

I'll raise a flag of white satin brocade

Why feel down?



Oh, muskets aimed right at my head

I closed my eyes there in my bed



People talk and I don't hear a word

All that they say I can say with a nod

Why feel down?



The captain cried out to his mate

That man has had his time don't wait

Have you anything to say?

The preacher whispered and swayed

Why, a man in a checked shirt shot him down on the ground

Tell the dream I have all alone

And I know when I go I'll go alone