Set Him Free

Set him free, set him free for I love him, you see Order in the court You swear to tell the truth The whole truth and nothing but the truth So help you God Yes, I do Judge, I've never believed in divorces Unless they just have to be But after you've heard my story Then I know you'll set this man free It began right after the wedding She cheated and she lied from the start And I could see from the way they were headed This woman would soon break his heart Set him free, set him free for I love him, you see The three of us were always the best of friends But when I leave this courtroom, Judge, I know our friendship ends If you could've heard the awful things that I've heard her say While she called him names and slapped his face and he'd just turn away And the nights we went out for fun It was also plain to see then She danced all night with someone else And leaved him there with me Set him free, set him free, for I love him, you see Now, I ask you, Judge to understand, think it over slowly You see, I fell in love with him and I don't care who knows I'd respect him as a husband and I treat him like a man I know I could help him find more happiness than this woman ever can Well, Judge, you've heard my story It's as true as true can be I've even told you that I love him So Judge, won't you please set him free? Set him free, set him free, for I love him, you see