[Verse 1: John Paul White with Joy Williams]
I'm a dead man walking here
But that's the least of all my fears
Ooh, underneath the water
It's not Alabama clay
Gives my trembling hands away
Ooh, please forgive me, Father

[Chorus: Joy Williams & John Paul White]
Ain't going back to Barton Hollow
Devil gonna follow me e'er I go
Won't do me no good washing in the river
Can't no preacher man save my soul

[Verse 2: John Paul White with Joy Williams]
Did that full moon force my hand?
Or that unmarked hundred grand?
Ooh, underneath the water
Ooh, please forgive me, Father

[Bridge: Joy Williams, John Paul White & Both]
Miles and miles in my bare feet
Still can't lay me down to sleep
If I die before I wake
I know the Lord, my soul won't
Take
I'm a dead man walking
I'm a dead man walking
Keep walking, running, running for miles
Keep walking, running, running for miles
Keep walking and running and running for miles
[Chorus: Joy Williams & John Paul White]
Ain't going back to Barton Hollow
Devil gonna follow me e'er I go
Won't do me no good washing in the river
Can't no preacher man save my soul