I'm watching the clock tick the hours away   they say that I must hang at the dawn of the day   But why should I fear death for it's life anew   for dying only takes me much nearer to you      You left me in anger to walk by the sea   And when they found your body they blamed it on me   But you know they were wrong dear so wait for awhile   For we shall be together beyond the last mile      [ fiddle ]      The stars hide their face to make way for the sun   And soon death it shall claim me and make us as one   While others are walking the streets with a smile   Then I know I'll be walking beyond the last mile      The chaplain is making his last plea to God   Soon up the numbered steps to the scaffold I'll trod   My footsteps won't falter I'll walk with a smile   For I know you'll be waiting beyond the last mile