across the great divide

standin' by your window in pain

a pistol in your hand

and i beg you

dear molly

girl

try and understand your man the best you can

across the great divide

just grab your hat

and take that ride

get yourself a bride

and bring your children down to the river side

i had a goal in my younger days

i nearly wrote my will

but i changed my mind for the better

i'm at the still

had my fill and i'm fit to kill

across the great divide

just grab your hat

and take that ride

get yourself a bride

and bring your children down to the river side

pinball machine and a queen

i nearly took the bus

tried to keep my hands to myself

they say it's a must

but who can ya trust?

harvest moon shinin' down from the sky

a weary sign for all

i'm gonna leave this one horse town

had to stall 'til the fall

now i'm gonna crawl

across the great divide

now molly dear

don't ya shed a tear

your time will surely come

you'll feed your man chicken ev'ry sunday

now tell me

hon

what ya done with the gun?

across the great divide

just grab your hat

and take that ride

get yourself a bride

and bring your children down to the river side