It's not always the land that's
the hardest and bitterest.
It's the man who has the heart -bitter attitude
towards his fellow man or towards the land.
Such is the case that you will
find in this following song
about man's attitude towards a fellow man and
towards his land.
I walk in the big yard to feel
the warm sunshine
Ninety -nine year man stepped over to me
He offered the smoke and
said as I roll in
Tomorrow I'm gonna
break out and be free
They watch us by sunlight,
they watch us by spotlight
But I know a way for a man to go free
Down under my cell I'm digging a tunnel
The walls of the prison will never
hold me
I told him that I have no
part of his shaming
But I would be over one year from today
His eyes blaze with fire as he
looked right through me
Nearby broken again we did say
They watch us by starlight,
they watch us by sunlight
But I know a way for a man to go free
Down under my cellar
I'm digging a tunnel
The walls of the prison will never hold
me
Next morning at breakfast,
the old man was missing
Then we overheard the rifles high
He'd gone through the tunnel
just like he had promised
And they said he was crying
when they saw him fall
They watch us by sunlight,
they watch us by sunlight
But I know a way for a man to go free
Down under my cellar,
I'm digging a tunnel
The walls of a prison will never
hold me
you