Tom Russell - Seven curses

Old Reilly ^Fstole a ^Dmstallion But they caught him and they ^Fbrought him ^Dmback And they ^Flaid him down on the ^Cjailhouse ground With an ^Bbiron chain around his ^Dmneck

Old Reilly's ^Fdaughter got the ^Dmmessage That her ^Ffather was going to ^Dmhang She ^Frode by night and rode by ^Cmorning With ^Bbgold and silver in her ^Dmhand

When the judge saw ^FReilly's ^Dmdaughter Well, his old eyes ^Fdeepened in his ^Dmhead Saying, "^FGold will never free your ^Cfather The ^Bbprice, my dear, is you in^Dmstead"

"Oh, I'm as good as ^Fdead", cried ^DmReilly "And it's only ^Fyou that he does ^Dmcrave And my ^Fskin will surely crawl if he ^Ctouches you at all ^BbGet on your horse and ride a^Dmway"

"Oh father, ^Fyou will surely ^Dmdie If I don't ^Ftake the chance and ^Dmtry And ^Fpay the price and ^Cnot take your advice ^BbFor that reason, I have to ^Dmstay"

The gallows ^Fshadows shook the ^Dmevening In the ^Fnight a hound dog ^Dmbayed ^FIn the night the grounds were ^Cgroaning ^BbIn the night the price was ^Dmpaid

The next morning ^Fshe had a^Dmwoken To find that the ^Fjudge had never ^Dmspoken She saw that ^Fhanging branch a-^Cbending ^BbShe saw her father's body ^Dmbroken

These be seven ^Fcurses on a judge so ^Dmcruel That one ^Fdoctor will not ^Dmsave him That ^Ftwo healers will not ^Cheal him That ^Bbthree eyes will not ^Dmsee him

Four ^Fears will not ^Dmhear him Five ^Fwalls will not ^Dmhide him That ^Fsix diggers will not ^Cbury him And that ^Bbseven deaths shall never ^Dmkill him