He Was a Friend of Mine

He was a friend of mine And he was a friend of mine, he never done no wrong And a thousand miles from home He'd never harmed no one and he was a friend of mine He was a friend of mine, he is a friend of mine I stole away and cried, he died on the road And a thousand miles from home He'd never harmed no one and he was a friend of mine Who's wind came rolling in And who's heart was softly pounding? Well, I lay in my bed once again And he was a friend of mine Was a friend of mine, is a friend of mine He never done no wrong And a thousand miles from home And he'd never harm no one and he was a friend of mine