Percy's Song

Bad news, bad news,

Come to me where I sleep,

Turn, turn, turn again.

Sayin` one of your friends

Is in trouble deep,

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

Tell me the trouble,

Tell once to my ear,

Turn, turn, turn again.

Joliet prison

And ninety-nine years,

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

Oh what`s the charge

Of how this came to be,

Turn, turn, turn again.

Manslaughter

In the highest of degree,

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

I sat down and wrote

The best words I could write,

Turn, turn, turn again.

Explaining to the judge

I`d be there on Wednesday night,

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

Without a reply,

I left by the moon,

Turn, turn, turn again.

And was in his chambers

By the next afternoon,

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

Could ya tell me the facts?

I said without fear,

Turn, turn, turn again.

That a friend of mine

Would get ninety-nine years,

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

A crash on the highway

Flew the car to a field,

Turn, turn, turn again.

There was four persons killed

And he was at the wheel,

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

But I knew him as good

As I`m knowin` myself,

Turn, turn, turn again.

And he wouldn`t harm a life

That belonged to someone else,

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

The judge spoke

Out of the side of his mouth,

Turn, turn, turn again.

Sayin`, "The witness who saw,

He left little doubt,"

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

That may be true,

He`s got a sentence to serve,

Turn, turn, turn again.

But ninety-nine years,

He just don`t deserve,

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

Too late, too late,

For his case it is sealed,

Turn, turn, turn again.

His sentence is passed

And it cannot be repealed,

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

But he ain`t no criminal

And his crime it is none,

Turn, turn, turn again.

What happened to him

Could happen to anyone,

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

And at that the judge jerked forward

And his face it did freeze,

Turn, turn, turn again.

Sayin`, "Could you kindly leave

My office now, please,"

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

Well his eyes looked funny

And I stood up so slow,

Turn, turn, turn again.

With no other choice

Except for to go,

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

I walked down the hallway

And I heard his door slam,

Turn, turn, turn again.

I walked down the courthouse stairs

And I did not understand,

Turn, turn to the rain

And the wind.

And I played my guitar

Through the night to the day,

Turn, turn, turn again.

And the only tune

My guitar could play

Was, "Oh the Cruel Rain

And the Wind."

• Percy's Song (live)

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  1970
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  The Jungle Line
  1975
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  Wake up Little Susie
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  Long Way Home
  2006