Part Viii Lyrics - Singles - Fairport Convention

There's a tiny little window and the sun comes shining through 

Dancing with the dust that's in my cell 

There's a sparrow sitting on the sill and he stays for a minute or two 

But he's frightened by the ringing of the bell 

There's a bed that I must lie on when at night I take my rest 

And a chair for me to sit on through the day 

The men who wait beside me always know what's best 

For a man who doesn't have too much to say 

Throw a laugh into the corner, blow a tear against the wall 

Learn a game to play, improve the mind 

Confess your sins, you sinner, and think how the seconds fall 

Leave all earthly cares and woes behind 

And when my short affair with life is ended and I'm gone 

Will you tell the world the story of John Lee? 

All you see is nothing and yet everything lives on 

I was born to pay the hangman's fee 

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