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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mighty Midget @ Aug 17 2007, 08:59 AM) [snapback]305044[/snapback]</div>

Cornelis Vreeswijk again, with "Mördar-Anders"/"Murderer Anders"

I took the liberty of translating this song. I just love these stories C.V. tells in his songs

Murderer Anders (Cornelis Vreeswijk)

Murderer Anders, that's my name, that's my name
Murderer Anders, that's my name, that's my name
Murderer Anders, that's my name
I'll be beheaded today
That the Law Of Sweden says, I'll be damned!

I have murdered four men, four men
I have murdered four men, four men
I have murdered four men
If they're not in heaven
I'll be seeing them again, I'll be damned!

The executioner's there with a hood so red
The executioner's there with a hood so red
With his sword and hood so red
He means to see me dead
Coz that pays his daily bread, I'll be damned!

The priest stands there down on the ground
The priest stands there down on the ground
The priest stands on the ground
while his angels' sound
But I sure know what I'm doin', I'll be damned!

Little Karin she is there, she is there
Little Karin she is there, she is there
Little Karin she is there
She who I once held dear
Can you see her pride for me? I'll be damned!

You who're waiting for my shout, for my shout
You who're waiting for my shout, for my shout
You who're waiting for my shout
Will see a handsome corpse about
Anything to please the crowd, I'll be damned!

This is my farewell song, farewell song
This is my farewell song, farewell song
This is my farewell song
The axe'll be wet before long
I don't care where I'm goin', I'll be damned!
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That sounds an awful lot like Johnny Cash's Sam Hall.
You can even sing it to the same tune