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

It's not the hanging that a man

But the layin' in a grave so long, poor boy

I been all around this world

I been all 'round cape Gigardeau

Parts of Arkansas

All around cape Giradeau

Parts of Arkansas

When I got so hungry

I could hide behind a straw, poor boy

I been all around this world

Went up on a mountain

There I made my stand

I went up on a mountain

There I made my stand

A rifle on my shoulder

A dagger in my hand, poor boy

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

Last words I heard him say

"Won't be long before he dies, poor boy"

Been all around this world

Hang me, oh hang me

I'll be dead and gone

Hang me, oh hang me

I'll be dead and gone

It's not the hanging that a man

But the layin' in a grave, poor boy

Been all around this world

Been all around this world