Knockin' On Joe Lyrics

These chains of sorrow

They are heavy, it is true

And these locks cannot be broken

No, not with one thousand keys

O Jailer, you're dragging

Ball and chain, you cannot see

You can lay your burden on me

You can lay down your burden on me

You can bring burden down upon me

But you can't lay down your memories, no

Here I go, knockin' on Joe

This square foot of sky will be mine til I die

Knockin' on Joe, all down the row

Knockin' on Joe

O Warden, I surrender to you

Your fists can't hurt me anymore

You know, these hands will never mop

Your dirty 'Death Row' floors

Preacher, come closer

You don't scare me anymore

Just tell Nancy not to come here

O, tell her not to come

And let me die in the memory of her arms

All down the row, knockin' on Joe

O you Kings of halls, ends of halls

You will die within these walls

And I'll go, all down the row, knockin' on Joe

O Nancy's body is a coffin

She wears my tombstone at her head

Her body is a coffin

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She wears her body like a coffin

She wears a dress of gold and red

She wears a dress of gold and red

She wears a dress of red and gold

Grave robbers at my coffin

Before my body's even cold

It's a door for when I go

Knockin' on Joe

O, these hands will never mop

Your dirty row floors

No and you can hide, you can run

You can run, you can hide

You'll stay, you'll come

O but your trial is yet to come

O you can run, you can hide

But you have yet to be tried

You can lay your burdens down here

You can lay your burden down

Knockin' on Joe

You can lay your burden upon me

You can lay your burden on me

Knockin' on Joe

You can lay it down here

You can bring burden down

Knockin' on Joe

You can't hurt me anymore, no

You can't hurt me anymore, no

Knockin' on Joe

You can bring burden down

You can bring burden down