Coordinates: 41°45′32″N 74°21′27″W / 41.75889°N 74.35750°W / 41.75889; -74.35750
Wawarsing /wəˈwɔːrsɪŋ/ is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 13,157 at the 2010 census. The name means "a place where the stream bends" in the Warwarsink language and refers to the geography of the land; particularly the joining of the Ver Nooy Kill and the Rondout Creek.
The Town of Wawarsing is in the western part of the county. The southern and eastern-most portions are on the Shawangunk Ridge. Most of the hilly town is in the Appalachian foot-hills, while the northernmost part is in the Catskills. It has three State Forests (Shawangunk Ridge, VerNooykill, and Witches Hole), as well as most of Minnewaska State Park and Sam's Point Preserve, and portions of the Catskill Preserve and Sundown State Park. US 209 crosses the town, passing through many principal communities: Spring Glen, Laurenkill, Ellenville, Napanoch, the hamlet of Wawarsing, Soccanissing, and Kerhonkson. US 44 begins at a junction with 209 near the east town line. N.Y. Route 52 runs east-west near the southern border. All three roads are part of the Shawangunk Ridge National Scenic Byway.
Guess it'll pass here in my bed
I set a ticking time bomb in my head
I set it off to punish my transgressions
as the poison makes its way
I'm watching as my hands begin to shake
and now it's just regrets and every second guess
never thought we'd end up here that night when you said
"the car's out back let's see this through
they told me they had all this proof
I know what I done is wrong
I sealed your fate and told the truth
Now the gallows hand for you
They'll find me here in a couple of days
I wonder what your wife and kids would say
"he damn sure had it coming"
They'll say I did it 'cause of shame
'cause I went and damned you to be safe
They'll say "it's just as well I hope he burns in hell
and guilt dealt him a hand that forced his fate just the same"
I sealed your fate and told the truth
they told me they had all this proof
they said they'd found the rusted spade
and matched the footprints to your shoes
now the gallows hang for you
this turned out to be my fatal mistake
and I'll take it to my grave
say a prayer my soul's at the stake