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Judith "Judy" Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer and songwriter, known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk, show tunes, pop, rock and roll and standards), and for her social activism. She is an alumna of MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois. more »

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I was a highwayman
Along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade 
Many a soldier shed his life blood on my blade 
The bastards hung me in the spring of '25
But I am still alive 

I was a sailor
I was born upon the tide
And with the sea I did abide
I sailed a schooner 'round the horn to Mexico 
I went aloft to furl the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
But I am living still 

I was a dam builder
Across the river deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound 
But I am still around
I'll always be around, and around,
and around, and around... 

I'll fly a starship
Across the Universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can 
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again 
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
And I'll be back again
and again, and again, and again, and again

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