Darby's Castle Song Lyrics and Chords

Darby's Castle Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson

Darby's Castle

Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson

See the ruin on the

hill

Where the

smoke is

hangin'

still

Like an

echo of an age long

forgotten

There's a story of a

home

Crushed be

neath those

blackened

stones

And the

roof that fell

before the beams were

rotten

Cecil

Darby loved his

wife

And he

labored

all his

life

provide her with material

possessions

And he built for her a

home

Of the

finest

wood and

stone

And the

building soon

became his sole

obsession

Oh it

took 300

days

For the

timbers to be

raised

And the

silhouette was

seen from miles

around

And the

gables reached as

high

As the

eagles

in the

sky

But it

only took one

night to bring it

down

When Darby's castle

tumbled to the

ground

Though they shared a common

bed

There was

precious

little

said

In the

moments that were set aside for

sleepin'

For his busy dreams were

filled

With the

rooms he'd

yet to

build

And he

never heard

young Helen Darby

weepin'

Then

one night he heard a

sound

As he

layed his

pencil

down

And he

traced it to her door and turned the

handle

And the pale light of the

moon

Through the

window

of the

room

Split the

shadows where

two bodies lay en

tangled

Oh it

took 300

days

For the

timbers to be

raised

And the

silhouette was

seen from miles

around

And the

gables reached as

high

As the

eagles

in the

sky

But it

only took one

night to bring it

down

When Darby's castle

tumbled to the

ground

FAQ

Who sang the the song Darby's Castle?
- The song Darby's Castle was sang by Kris Kristofferson.

Who is Kris Kristofferson?
- Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004).

Darby's Castle Song Lyrics and Chords

Darby's Castle Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson

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