[00:00.000]A Prisoner for Life - Jules Allen
[00:11.273]Fare you well, green fields,
[00:14.540]Soft meadows, adieu!
[00:17.338]Rocks and mountains,
[00:19.551]I depart from you;
[00:22.289]Nevermore shall my eyes
[00:24.988]By your beauties be blest,
[00:27.720]Nevermore shall you soothe
[00:30.049]My sad bosom to rest.
[00:33.860]Farewell, little birdies
[00:36.259]That fly in the sky,
[00:39.225]You fly all day long
[00:41.412]And sing your troubles by;
[00:44.564]I am doomed to this cell,
[00:47.299]I heave a deep sigh;
[00:50.104]My heart sinks within me,
[00:52.681]In anguish I die.
[01:06.829]Fare you well, little fishes
[01:09.524]That glides through the sea,
[01:12.521]Your life's all sunshine,
[01:14.937]All light, and all glee;
[01:17.595]Nevermore shall I watch
[01:20.347]Your skill in the wave,
[01:23.061]I'll depart from all friends
[01:25.702]This side of the grave.
[01:28.717]O what would I give
[01:31.210]Such freedom to share,
[01:34.100]To roam at my ease
[01:36.572]And breathe the fresh air;
[01:39.475]I would roam through the cities,
[01:42.133]Through village and dell,
[01:44.783]But I never would return
[01:46.931]To my cold prison cell.
[02:00.879]What's life without liberty?
[02:03.488]I ofttimes have said
[02:06.237]Of a poor troubled mind
[02:08.629]That's always in dread;
[02:11.412]No sun, moon, and stars
[02:14.113]Can on me now shine,
[02:16.907]No change in my danger
[02:19.479]From daylight till dawn.
[02:22.972]Fare you well, kind friends,
[02:25.560]I am willing to own,
[02:28.526]Such a wild outcast
[02:31.098]Never was known;
[02:33.595]I'm the downfall of my family,
[02:36.054]My children, my wife;
[02:38.940]God pity and pardon
[02:41.315]Poor prisoner for life.

A Prisoner for Life - Jules Allen
Fare you well, green fields,
Soft meadows, adieu!
Rocks and mountains,
I depart from you;
Nevermore shall my eyes
By your beauties be blest,
Nevermore shall you soothe
My sad bosom to rest.
Farewell, little birdies
That fly in the sky,
You fly all day long
And sing your troubles by;
I am doomed to this cell,
I heave a deep sigh;
My heart sinks within me,
In anguish I die.
Fare you well, little fishes
That glides through the sea,
Your life's all sunshine,
All light, and all glee;
Nevermore shall I watch
Your skill in the wave,
I'll depart from all friends
This side of the grave.
O what would I give
Such freedom to share,
To roam at my ease
And breathe the fresh air;
I would roam through the cities,
Through village and dell,
But I never would return
To my cold prison cell.
What's life without liberty?
I ofttimes have said
Of a poor troubled mind
That's always in dread;
No sun, moon, and stars
Can on me now shine,
No change in my danger
From daylight till dawn.
Fare you well, kind friends,
I am willing to own,
Such a wild outcast
Never was known;
I'm the downfall of my family,
My children, my wife;
God pity and pardon
Poor prisoner for life.