Charlie Boy - Live

And I found her there beneath that willow tree, and I said
Oh, my darling won't you come with me
She said No, Charlie Boy, I can't go with you
I'm pledged to another by my mother
Though our love ain't true

Said; Well, what if I took your hand
And I lead you across the sea
Then would forget 'bout him
Would you marry me? She said
No, Charlie Boy, that just cannot be
If we flee the ocean blue, you'd shame my family

Said; What if I took a knife
And I put it in his chest?
Then would you believe me, darling
That I love you best
They said; No, Charlie Boy
That just wouldn't do
If you put a knife in his chest
Well, I'll be after you

So I see her standing up there
In a white-laced dress
And the priest cry's out
"Does anyone protest?" They said
"No, Charlie Boy, sit back in your pew
She's marrying another man
There's nothing you can do

And I guess I couldn't take it, and I just saw red
And I pulled my pistol off my hip, and I shot him in the head
And they said No, Charlie Boy, what the hell'd you do
You killed him on his wedding night
The hangman'll have you soon

So I'm rotting here, in this city cell
'Bout tomorrow morning, I'll be resting in hell, they said
Oh, Charlie Boy, look how far you fell
She never even loved you, now she never will