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Hear The Highwomen's New Statement Song, 'Highwomen'

In reimagining The Highwaymen's outlaw "Highwayman" song, the Highwomen become revolutionaries, with assistance from Yola and Sheryl Crow.
The Highwomen.

The Highwaymen had "Highwayman," a song about outlaws sung by the outlaws of country music. It was written by Jimmy Webb, who imagined something like reincarnation) to a sailor () to a dam builder () to a star-ship captain (). Each of the Highwaymen got a verse, with space cowboy Cash dreaming of becoming a highwayman once more.

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