I am the rake and the rambling blade Bound to dance in the hangman’s shade Wear my scars, white as lace Save me a prayer and a resting place
Oh, I am the rake and the rambling blade You’ll never know the miles I made All my time spent on the run But I have no debts and I promise none
I’ve never been a workin’ man I never took money from a needy hand I won’t take nothin’ for my journey now Though I see a sign a-hangin’ ’bout Oh, I see the sign a-hangin’ ’bout
I am the rake and the rambling blade Bound to dance in the hangman’s shade Wear my scars, white as lace Save me a prayer and a resting place For I am the rake and the rambling blade