The Great Train Robbery

Do you remember the great train robbery How it all happened back in sixty-three When Johnny Rainbow took his band of brave men Went down to the crossing to meet that train When they were sure the time was right Fourteen men to share seven million Bound to steal steal it all and run And Johnny wanted to keep it peaceful But Wilson cried and though he might have died You know they had to get it done The life of a thief is all bits and pieces It's out on the street and all that it teaches Lookin' to win and taking that gamble The wages of sin are too hot to handle Look 'im in the eye - He takes what he finds Look 'im in the eye - Yeah, he's markin' time Look 'im in the eye - His life's on the line No one knows where the Rainbow's hiding He's been sure not to tip his hand He's still living on the fruits of that morning They got some of his friends, they got some of his money But they never could catch the man The affairs of that night will live forever As a lonely dream in the heart of a thief And the legend builds with every telling How the iron horse fell, O, I know so well I was a party to all that grief