Hang Me, Oh Hang Me

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 layin' in a grave so long, poor boy I've been all around this world I've been all around cape Girardeau And parts of Arkansas All around cape Girardeau And parts of Arkansas Got so damn hungry I could hide behind a straw, poor boy I've been all around this world I went up on a mountain And there I made my stand I went up on a mountain And there I made my stand Rifle on my shoulder And a dagger in my hand, poor boy I been all around this world So they put the rope around my neck And hung me up so high Put a rope around my neck And hung me up so high Last thing I heard 'em 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 And I'll be dead and gone Wouldn't mind the hanging But the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy I been all around this world I been all around this world