The Prisoner's Dream
by Pat McAdory, Karl Davis and Harty Taylor
"'The Prisoner's
Dream' was written by Pat McAdory. Harty Taylor and I
(Karl & Harty) announced it and put it on the air for
the first time on WJJD Chicago." —Karl Davis
The Prisoner's Dream
Last night I lay sleeping, I dreamed a dream so fair
I dreamed about my darling, a rose was in her hair
I dreamed I left this prison, started in life anew
She told me that she loved me, told me her love was
true.
It was only a dream, just a prisoner's dream
As i lay on my cold prison bed
My dreams of you can never come true
Dear girl, I wish that I were dead.
I dreamed she called me darling, kissed me and held me
tight
I dreamed that we were married, dreamed of a starry
night
I dreamed about our children, playing around my knee
They loved and called me Daddy, they thought the world
of me.
I dreamed a dream so lovely, heaven on earth it seemed
My wife and little children came to me in my dreams
They threw their arms around me, I was their pride and
joy
My little wife, she loved me, I was her darling boy.
