The Ballad of Malcolm Murray.
written by Jimmy Rankin
Copyright © Co Bhan Music

Stood alone there,
     out on the highway.
In the blackness,
     on his own.
Through the wind,
     rain and fury
'Folds the story
     of Malcolm Murray

Not an evil bone
     in his body,
Not a bad thought
     in his mind
Always drifting,
     home to home
To everybody
     he was kind

Was a hunter
     and a drinker
A simple life
     his only care
You could find him
     out on the backroad
Or in a tavern,
     alone somewhere.

Heard one day,
     that he'd been missing
Gone out hunting,
     did not return.
The sky turned cloudy,
     the wind grew still
For his poor soul,
     my heart yearned



Found him lying,
     in the mountains
By a stream where
     he loved to be
Lost a good friend
     and a good man
Say farewell
     to Malcolm Murray

It's been said,
     out on the backroad.
There's a shadow
     by the light of the moon
Never fear,
     never worry,
It's just the memory
     of Malcolm Murray.


Stood alone there
     out on the highway.
In the blackness,
     on his own....

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