When the Curfew Blues

The lonesomest sound, boys
I've ever heard sound, boys
Was on the stroke of midnight
Was the curfew blow

And if they catch you
Then they will jail you
In the city lock-up
When the curfew blows

Hear the curfew blow, boy
Hear the curfew blow, boy
In the cold, black midnight
Hear the curfew blow

The sheriff's men, boys
They're on my trail, boys
In the midnight wind, boys
Hear the curfew blow

If they catch me
My body will hang, boys
On the gallis pole, boys
When the curfew blows

Hear the curfew blow, boy
Hear the curfew blow, boy
In the cold, black midnight
Hear the curfew blow

Hear the curfew blow, boy
Hear the curfew blow, boy
In the cold, black midnight
Hear the curfew blow