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Jim Murphy
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Country
Jim Murphy was released on March 7, 2000 by Blind Nello Records as a part of the album Chili Pepper Sunset
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Release DateMarch 7, 2000
LabelBlind Nello Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM116

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mark David Manders
Mark David Manders
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark David Manders
Mark David Manders
Songwriter

Lyrics

My name is Jim Murphy, won't you buy me a whiskey
For I've a sad story to tell
About a young man who delivered his companions
Straight to those fiery gates of hell
Just to save himself from a prison cell
Now I first met Sam Bass way up in Denton County
And at the age of twenty-five
He had more gold than the price of his bounty
And I was struggling to survive
So I hired on to ride
Now the first train that we robbed was at the Allen station
Next job we pulled was in Mesquite
But the money that we made didn't meet my expectations
So I decided that I'd leave
I didn't know my past would follow me
Here we go
I was sound asleep and my daddy's in the kitchen
When those rangers busted in
Well they put us both in chains and they hauled us off to Tyler
And when that district court commenced
Well no one came to speak in our defense
After six months in prison, well I asked to see Judge Evans
And I told the judge about my plans
He agreed to set me free and reduce my daddy's sentence
If I could lead those rangers to their man
And they were desperate to catch my old friend Sam
It was the middle of July when we rode into Round Rock
Sam Bass and two others and me
Well I hitched my horse over by the blacksmith shop
As they continued up the street
Unaware of the fate that they would meet
Now the sheriff saw the three men as they entered the county store
And he decided to inquire
He caught three bullets in the chest and before his body hit the floor
The three men were back outside
And that's when those rangers opened fire
Now the first round of bullets knocked old Barnes off his feet
But Sam somehow made it to his horse
And he and Frank Jackson, they rode right past me
And old Sam looked just like a corpse
And I hung my head in remorse
My name is Jim Murphy, won't you buy me a whiskey
And I'll tell you how this story ends
If it's not too much trouble, won't you make it a double
'Cause whiskey is the only friend
To a man with blood on his hands
Now the rangers caught Sam Bass and he died in their custody
In a Round Rock jail cell
And just before he died, well the rangers all heard him say
"Jim Murphy, take good care of yourself
And we'll settle this score way down in hell"
Written by: Mark David Manders
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