Oh, I remember good times,
but never half so well
As I remember bad times,
the dates on which they fell
I stole my brother's saddle,
I stole my father's mare
Swore I would return them
to pay the reaper's share
Pay the reaper's share,
pay the reaper's share
Swore I would return them
to pay the reaper's share
My name is Morgan Montague,
I sprang from foreign sea
I've seen widows born
as lives away men bleed
I always did my duty,
as I saw it to be done
Maybe some do not agree,
who's askin' anyone?
Askin' anyone?
Askin' any one?
Maybe some do not agree,
who's askin' anyone?
When at death's door
my father lay his mare
I did return
But kept my brother's saddle
until it came his turn
To face his angry maker
that day came so did I
To drop his saddle by his bed
and let that poor man die
Let that poor man die,
let that poor man die
Drop his saddle by his bed
and let that poor man die
My name is Morgan Montague
Moore, I will not say
Circumstance nor birthplace
do I care to give away
I do not, since I dare not,
otherwise I would
My name is Morgan Montague,
you're standing where I stood
Standing where I stood,
you're standing where I stood
My name is Morgan Montague,
you're standing where I stood
You stand where I was standing
when I heard the fatal word
Condemned to execution
April 23rd
If I had done the dreadful deed
I would not flinch to die
I'd have strung my own self up
Or know the reason why,
know the reason why,
know the reason why
I'd have strung my own self up,
or known the reason why
But I'm not allowed to rest
while you walk free and tall
With family blood upon your hands,
whatever may befall
My name is Morgan Montague,
my duty's call is clear
Before the frost is on my grave,
you'll lie beside me here
Lie be side me here,
love, lie beside me here
Before the frost is on my grave,
you'll lie beside me here
Here lies Morgan Montague,
he did not learn to trust
He was once a man like you,
but now he's only dust
This is what I told them,
should be my epitaph
They wrote, here lies Montague,
God got the final laugh
Got the final laugh,
God got the final laugh
They wrote, here lies Montague,
God got the final laugh
You