King's Highway Lyrics - Singles - Angry Johnny And The Killbillies

I killed J.C. down in Chesterfield 

And now they're cooking my last meal 

He had it comin' I still contend, 

but we all know how this story ends. 

It happened up on King's Highway 

Was a cold dark winter Saturday 

I took him up into the trees 

I put that bastard on his knees 

I said, why'd you do the things you did? 

God dammit she was just a kid 

He laughed and said: "She was a dear" 

I slit his throat from ear to ear 

His laughing stopped, his body fell 

He gurgled like an artesian well 

I beat him 'till my knuckles broke 

I beat him 'till his face was gone 

When they found me I was drenched with blood 

and they found his body in the mud 

They said: "What were you thinkin' son?" 

I said "I did what you all should've done" 

So here we are my final hours 

Dammed by fools and judged by cowards 

I made peace with my sweet lord 

The rest of you are on your own 

I made peace with my sweet lord 

The rest of you are on your own