Ronnie Hawkins - Forty Days

The Ballad of Caryl Chessman

Let him live, let him live

Caryl Chessman spent 12 years in San Quentin
Waiting for his execution day
What they're saying may be true
But what good would killing him do?
Everywhere you go, people say

Let him live, let him live, let him live
I'm not saying forget or forgive
If he's guilty of this crime
Keep him in jail a long, long time
But let him live, let him live, let him live

Caryl Chessman he was called "The Red Light Bandit"
They convicted him and sentence him to die
He was goin' to his doom
In the gas chamber room
Suddenly, the world heard a cry

Let him live, let him live, let him live
I'm not saying forget or forgive
If he's guilty of this crime
Keep him in jail a long, long time
But let him live, let him live, let him live

Did he kidnap, did he rob, is he guilty?
Just like those two policemen say
Killing laws were made by man
Not according to God's plan
Let his soul be judged on judgement day

Let him live, let him live, let him live
I'm not saying forget or forgive
If he's guilty of this crime
Keep him in jail a long, long time
But let him live, let him live, let him live
Let him live, let him live, let him live
Let him live, let him live, let him live



Credits
Writer(s): Al Hoffman, Dick Manning
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  5. Dizzy Miss Lizzy
  6. You Cheated You Lied
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  9. Extended Play Collection
  10. Dizzy Kisses

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