Percy's Song

Bad news, bad news,

Come to me

where I sleep,

Turn, turn, turn again.

Sayin' one of your friends，

Is in trouble deep,

Turn, turn to the rain，

And the wind.

Tell me the trouble,

Tell me once to my ear,

Turn, turn, turn again.

Joliet prison，

And ninety-nine years,

Turn, turn to the rain，

And the wind.

Oh what's the charge.

Of how this came to be,

Turn, turn, turn again.

Manslaughter，

In the highest of degree,

Turn, turn to the rain，

And the wind.

I sat down and wrote，

The best words I could write,

Turn, turn, turn again.

Explaining to the judge，

I'd be there on Wednesday night,

Turn, turn to the rain，

And the wind.

Without a reply,

I left by the moon,

Turn, turn, turn again.

And was in his chambers，

By the next afternoon,

Turn, turn to the rain，

And the wind.

Could you tell me the facts?

I said without fear,

Turn, turn, turn again.

That a friend of mine，

Should get ninety-nine years,

Turn, turn to the rain，

And the wind.

A crash on the highway，

Flew the car to a field,

Turn, turn, turn again.

There were four persons killed，

And he was at the wheel,

Turn, turn to the rain，

And the wind.

"But I knew him as good

As I'm knowing myself"

Turn, turn, turn again

"And he wouldn't harm a life

That belonged to someone else"

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

The judge he spoke

Out of the side of his mouth

Turn, turn, turn again

Saying "The witness who saw,

He left without doubt"

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

"That may be true,

He's got a sentence to serve"

Turn, turn, turn again

"But ninety-nine years

He just don't deserve"

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

"Too late, too late,

For his case it is sealed"

Turn, turn, turn again

"His sentence it is passed

And cannot be repealed"

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

"But he ain't no criminal

And his crime it is none"

Turn, turn, turn again

"What happened to him

Could happen to anyone"

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

At that the judge jumped forward

And his face it did freeze

Turn, turn, turn again

Saying "Could you kindly leave

My office now please?"

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

His eyes looked funny

And I stood up so slow

Turn, turn, turn again

With no other choice except for to go

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

I walked down the hallway

And I heard his door slam

Turn, turn, turn again

I walked down the courthouse stairs

And did not understand

Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

And I played my guitar

Through the night to the day

Turn, turn, turn again

And the only tune my guitar could play

Was "The Old Cruel Rain And The Wind"