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i shot the man that shot The Man

from Songs About Lincoln by Adam Tressler

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i shot the man that shot The Man
Did what I did, I prayed for the chance
Booth died on the porch gasping for air
Forgive me my Lord, it’s a burden I’ll bear

You could call me crazy, you wouldn’t be wrong
I've heard it said before
God will save me, providence guided my hand
But I pulled the trigger, my friends

An act of revenge for the President
A little more violence to bring a war to an end
I can’t keep a job, can’t deal with the fame
I sleep with my gun, there’s something wrong in my brain
Or o said the Judge, they put me in chains but i made my escape
From Topeka Insane Asylum

You could call it reckless, and I might agree but I still made history
God will save me, providence guided my hand
But I pulled the trigger, my friends

When I disappear you'll never hear from me again
In paranoid fear, I’m certain they marked me for death
A rogue pioneer, settle wherever i can
In my final years, I'll never write to my friends
Nobody will grieve when I’m dead

i shot the man that shot The Man

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from Songs About Lincoln, released October 24, 2023

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