Sussex Ghost Story Lyrics - John Wesley Harding

After I had killed my wife 

And by the jury been acquitted 

I resolved to change my life 

And try to lead a life less wicked 

I roamed around from town to town 

In search of some employment 

It was here I settled down 

I saw her standing in the sun 

I was bewitched by all her features 

And before the day was done 

I fell in love with a school teacher 

An since she had no next of kin 

I offered my assistance 

To my surprise she took me in 

We spent the summer of that year 

In a life of such perfection 

But winter first appeared 

I felt the cold of her rejection 

It was then she turned to me 

With a look I didn't recognize 

It is our anniversary 

It is our anniversary 

And you cannot run away from me 

I saw a light upon a knife 

And in the moment that I recognized 

I begged for my life