[Intro]
      

[Verse 1]
            
When I first c

       
ame to town,
            
They called me

           
 the roving je

wel;
            
Now they've ch

           
anged their tu

ne,
            
They call me K

     
atie Cruel,

[Verse 2]
            
Through the wo

       
ods I go,
            
And through th

          
e bogs and mir

e,
            
Straightway do

       
wn the road,
            
And to my hear

     
t's desire,

[Refrain]
            
Oh if  I was w

            
here I would b

e,
              
Then I would b

            
e where I am n


ot,
            
Here I am wher

        
e I must be,
            
Go where I wou

             
ld be, I can n


ot,

[Verse 3]
            
When I first c

       
ame to town,
            
They brought m

              
e the bottles 

 
plenty;
            
Now they've ch

             
anged their tu


ne,
            
They bring me 

             
the bottles em


pty,

[Refrain]
            
Oh if  I was w

            
here I would b

e,
              
Then I would b

            
e where I am n


ot,
            
Here I am wher

        
e I must be,
            
Go where I wou

             
ld be, I can n


ot,

[Verse 4]
          
I know who I l

ove,
            
And I know who

        
 does love me;
            
I know where I

     
'm going,
            
And I know who

             
's going with 


me,

[Refrain]
            
Oh if  I was w

            
here I would b

e,
              
Then I would b

            
e where I am n


ot,
            
Here I am wher

        
e I must be,
            
Go where I wou

             
ld be, I can n


ot,

[Verse 5]
            
When I first c

       
ame to town,
            
They called me

           
 the roving je

wel;
            
Now they've ch

           
anged their tu

ne,
            
They call me K

     
atie Cruel,