Nobody Cut Me Down So I Hung There Grinning

Intro Third hour up here and the porch lamp's still on

Verse 1 They strung my name across the square Pinned the verdict to my shirt Walked their kids right past my feet And taught them where it ought to hurt The deacon stared and crossed the street The neighbor counted out his change Not one of them reached up a hand They just wanted to watch me change

Pre-Chorus They left the lamp on so they'd see Came back nightly just to be sure of me

Chorus Nobody cut me down So I hung there grinning back at the crowd Wore the shame like a Sunday best, proud Made the looking cost them more than it cost me now Nobody cut me down

Verse 2 The baker wiped his floured hands The widow held her parasol A boy ate peaches off a knife And never blinked at me at all They planned to break me into talk Some sobbing thing to pass around But I just hummed the courthouse clock And let my smile come crawling down

Pre-Chorus They left the lamp on so they'd see Came back nightly just to be sure of me

Chorus Nobody cut me down So I hung there grinning back at the crowd Wore the shame like a Sunday best, proud Made the looking cost them more than it cost me now Nobody cut me down

Bridge You wanted weeping, you wanted a plea You wanted a coward, you wanted to leave But the longer I hang, the heavier you breathe And the grin I keep is the part you can't relieve Nobody cut me down So I hung there grinning back at the crowd Wore the shame like a Sunday best, proud Made the looking cost them more than it cost me now Nobody cut me down

Outro Still grinning when they finally looked away

Find this song on YouTube