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Judge Jeffries by Julie Felix
Judge Jeffries
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
A E7 A
Judge Jeffries was a wicked man,
E7 A
he send my mother to Van Diemans Land,
D A
he sent my father to the gallows high
E7 A
and left me here to sit and cry.
[Verse 2]
A E7 A
The birds were singing on that lonesome morn,
E7 A
the sun was shining on the waving corn,
D A
as I walked to Taunton Town
E7 A
to get my father when they cut him down.
[Verse 3]
A E7 A
I met Judge Jeffries in his robes of red,
E7 A
these are the words to him I said,
D A
I cursed him by the Saints on high,
E7 A
I said one day he'd have to die.
[Verse 4]
A E7 A
And he could sentence me to die
E7 A
his evil ways I will defy,
D A
although a maid of three and twenty years,
E7 A
upon my face he'll see no fear.
[Verse 5]
A E7 A
Judge Jeffries was a wicked man,
E7 A
he send my mother to Van Diemans Land,
D A
he sent my father to the gallows high
E7 A
and left me here to sit and cry.
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