Bad news, bad news came to me I sleep Turn, turn, turn Sayin' one of your friends is in deep Turn, to the rain and the wind
Tell me the trouble, me once to my ear Turn, turn, again Joliet prison and years Turn, turn to the rain and the
Oh what's the charge of how came to be? Turn, turn, again Manslaughter in the highest of Turn, turn to the rain and the
I sat down and wrote the best words I could Turn, turn, again Explaining to the judge I'd be there on night Turn, turn to the and the wind
Without a I left by the moon Turn, turn, turn And was in his chambers by the next Turn, turn to the rain and the
Could you tell me the facts, I without fear Turn, turn, turn That a friend of would get ninety-nine years Turn, turn to the and the wind
A crash on the highway flew the car to a Turn, turn, turn There was four persons and he was at the wheel Turn, to the rain and the wind
But I him as good as I'm knowin' myself Turn, turn, turn And he wouldn't a life that belonged to someone else Turn, to the rain and the wind
The judge he spoke out of the side of his Turn, turn, turn Sayin',"The witness who saw he no doubt" Turn, to the rain and the wind
That may be true, he's got a sentence to Turn, turn, turn But years, he just don't deserve Turn, to the rain and the wind
Too late, too late for his it is sealed Turn, turn, again His sentenced is passed and it be repealed Turn, turn to the rain and the
But he ain't no and his crime it is none Turn, turn, again happened to him could happen to anyone Turn, to the rain and the wind
And at that the judge forward and his face it did freeze Turn, turn, turn Sayin',"Could you leave my office now, please" Turn, to the rain and the wind
The room was and I stood up so slow Turn, turn, again With no other choice for to go Turn, turn to the rain and the
I walked down the hallway and I heard his slam Turn, turn, again I down the courthouse stairs and I did not understand Turn, to the rain and the wind
And I my guitar through the night to the day Turn, turn, turn And the only tune my guitar could Was, "Oh the cruel and the wind"