Hangmanhangmanhold it a little while

I think I see my friends coming

Ridin' many mile

So friendsyou get some silver

Did you get a little gold

What did you bring memy dear friends

To keep me from the gallows pole

What did you bring me to keep me from the gallows pole



I couldn't get no silverI couldn't get no gold

You know that we're too damn poor

To keep you from the gallows pole



Hangmanhangmanhold it a little while

I think I see my brother coming

Ridin' many mile

Brotherdid you get me some silver

D'you get a little gold

What did you bring memy brother

To keep me from the gallows pole



A-brotherI brought you some silver

I brought a little gold

I brought a little of everything

To keep you from the gallows pole

YesI brought you to keep me from the gallows pole



Hangmanhangmanturn your head awhile

I think I see my sister coming

Riding' many mileohwhoo yeah

SisterI implore youtake him by the hand

Take him to some shady palace

Save me from the wrath of this man

Please take him

Save me from the wrath of this manmanmanmanmanman



Hangmanhangmanupon your face a smile

Tell me that I'm free to ride

Ride for many milemileohhh



Ohyesyou got a fine sister

She warmed my blood from cold

She warmed my blood to boiling hot

To keep you from the gallows pole

Your brotherhe brought me silver

Your sister warmed my soul

But now I laugh and pull so hard

And see you swinging on the gallows poleyeah

Cause now I laugh and pull so hard

And see you swinging on the gallows pole



Swingin' on the gallows pole

Swingin' on the gallows pole

Swingin' on the gallows pole

Swingin' on the gallows polewhoo



I keep swingin'I keep swingin'I keep swingin'

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

See-sawmarch to that door

Ohswing

See-sawmarch to that door

Gonna swing



Swingin' on the gallows pole

Swingin' on the gallows pole

Swingin' on the gallows pole

Swingin' on the gallows pole