Hang Me, Oh Hang Me

Hang me, oh, hang me

I'll be dead and gone

Hang me, oh, hang me

I'll be dead and gone

I wouldn't mind the hanging, but the laying in the grave so long

Poor boy, I've been all around this world

I been all around Cape Girardeau, parts of Arkansas

All around Cape Girardeau, parts of Arkansas

Got so goddamn hungry, I could hide behind a straw

Poor boy, I've been all around this world

Went up on the mountain, there I made my stand

Went up on the mountain, there I made my stand

Rifle on my shoulder, and a dagger in my hand

Poor boy, I've been all around this world

Hang me, oh, hang me

And I'll be dead and gone

Hang me, oh, hang me

And I'll be dead and gone

Wouldn't mind the hanging, but the laying in the grave so long

Poor boy, I've been all around this world

Put the rope around my neck, hung me up so high

Put the rope around my neck, hung me up so high

The last words I heard them say,"Won't be long now 'fore you die"

Poor boy, I've been all around this world

Hang me, oh, hang me

And I'll be dead and gone

Hang me, oh, hang me

I'll be dead and gone

I wouldn't mind the hanging, but the laying in the grave so long

Poor boy, I've been all around this world