Hangman Songtext
von Jean Ritchie

Hangman, hangman, slack up your rope, oh, slack it for a while
I looked down yonder and I seen Pa comin′
He's walked for a many long mile

Oh Pa, say Pa, have you brung me any gold, any gold to pay my fee?
Or have you walked these many long miles, see me on the hangin′ tree?

No, son, no, son, ain't brung you no gold, no gold for to pay your fee
But I just walked these many long miles, see you on the hangin' tree

Hangman, hangman, slack up your rope, oh, slack it for a while
I looked down yonder and I seen Ma comin′
She′s walked for a many long mile


Oh Ma, say Ma, have you brung me any gold, any gold to pay my fee?
Or have you walked these many long miles, see me on the hangin' tree?

No, son, no, son, ain′t brung you no gold, no gold for to pay your fee
But I just walked these many long miles, see you on the hangin' tree

Hangman, hangman, slack up your rope, oh, slack it for a while
I looked down yonder and I seen my true love comin′
She's walked for a many long mile

Oh true love, say true love, have you
Brung me any gold, any gold to pay my fee?
Or have you walked these many long miles, see me on the hangin′ tree?

Yes love, yes love, I brung you some
Gold, some gold for to pay your fee
And I just come for to take you home so we can married be