[Willie Nelson's Verse]
I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
The [bad word] hung me in the spring of twenty-five
But I am still alive

[Kris Kristofferson's Verse]
I was a sailor. I was born upon the tide
And with the sea I did abide
I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico
I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
But I am living still

[Waylon Jennings's Verse]
I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound
But I am still around, I'll always be around and around and around and
Around and around

[Johnny Cash's Verse]
I fly a star-ship across the Universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may [bad word] a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again