El Preso Numero Nueve Lyrics

Lyric discussion by vphi 

Cover art for El Preso Numero Nueve lyrics by Joan Baez

The hottest knife-blazing song. The convict at his last confession says that there are some ugly people whom he hopes to meet at the other world - and he takes his knife with him there. My favorite version is early, 1960, with no supporting band, just Fred Hellerman's guitar.