Bad news, bad news to me where I sleep Turn, turn, turn Sayin' one of your friends is in trouble Turn, to the rain and the wind
Tell me the trouble, tell me to my ear Turn, turn, turn Joliet prison and ninety-nine Turn, to the rain and the wind
Oh the charge of how this came to be? Turn, turn, again in the highest of degrees Turn, to the rain and the wind
I sat down and wrote the best words I could Turn, turn, turn Explaining to the judge I'd be there on night Turn, turn to the rain and the
Without a reply I left by the Turn, turn, again And was in his chambers by the afternoon Turn, turn to the and the wind
you tell me the facts, I said without fear Turn, turn, turn That a friend of mine would get ninety-nine Turn, turn to the and the wind
A crash on the highway the car to a field Turn, turn, turn There was four persons and he was at the wheel Turn, turn to the and the wind
But I know him as as I'm knowin' myself Turn, turn, turn And he wouldn't harm a life that to someone else Turn, turn to the rain and the
The he spoke out of the side of his mouth Turn, turn, turn Sayin',"The witness who saw he no doubt" Turn, turn to the and the wind
That may be true, he's got a sentence to Turn, turn, again But years, he just don't deserve Turn, turn to the rain and the
Too late, too late for his case it is Turn, turn, turn His is passed and it cannot be repealed Turn, turn to the rain and the
But he ain't no criminal and his crime it is Turn, turn, turn What to him could happen to anyone Turn, turn to the and the wind
And at that the judge jerked forward and his it did freeze Turn, turn, turn Sayin',"Could you leave my office now, please" Turn, turn to the and the wind
The room was and I stood up so slow Turn, turn, turn With no other choice for to go Turn, turn to the rain and the
I walked down the hallway and I heard his door Turn, turn, turn I walked down the courthouse and I did not understand Turn, turn to the and the wind
And I played my through the night to the day Turn, turn, turn And the only tune my could play Was, "Oh the cruel and the wind"