The Ballad of Broken Pines Outlaw Country Song - Dark Country Boy
Under the shadow of the moonlit trees
The gallows whispered in the southern breeze
A rebel stood with fire in his veins
But the noose would mark his final refrain
Oh, broken pines where the lost soul roams
In the Tennessee woods, he calls it home
A ghostly hymn through the hollowed vines
Forever bound to the broken pines
The lawmen came with their ironclad pride
But the rebel laughed as they bound him tight
He said, "You'll take my breath, but not my name
These woods will keep my restless flame."
Oh, broken pines where the lost soul roams
In the Tennessee woods, he calls it home
A ghostly hymn through the hollowed vines
Forever bound to the broken pines
The night grows still, but the air feels thick
A shadow moves like a candle wick
They say his eyes still burn like coals
A warning to the wandering souls
The gallows creak in the midnight's glow
A spectral dance where the wild winds blow
And if you hear his lonesome cry
You'll know the rebel never truly died