Page From the B. Lovell Dime Song Book, Vol. 4
"Three Lost Souls"
Written by Port Sulphur Band
Publication December 10, 1896

They say it's darkest
Before the dawn
But when day is done
We carrion

Regret is a bullet
Regret is a curse
The field's on fire
Watch it burn

It's a hard life wherever you go
One bottle, two shots, three lost souls
It's a hard life wherever you run
One bottle, two sinners, three loaded guns
Three loaded guns

In the heat of the fire
In the dead of the night
Seek your darkness
Make your light

Gunshot a chorus
Howling a verse
The field's on fire
Watch it burn

It's a hard life wherever you go
One bottle, two shots, three lost souls
It's a hard life wherever you run
One bottle, two sinners, three loaded guns
Three loaded guns

But in the dead of night
The morning's born
Three shots were fired
You lose you learn

Regret is a bullet
Regret is a curse
Cause dying's easy
And it's your turn

It's a hard life wherever you go
One bottle, two shots, three lost souls
It's a hard life wherever you run
One bottle, two sinners, three loaded guns