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 hangin'
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy
I been all around this world
I been all around Cape Girardeau, parts of Arkansas
I been all around Cape Girardeau, parts of Arkansas
I got so goddamned 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
Went up on a mountain, there I made my stand
A rifle on my shoulder
And a dagger in my hand, poor boy
I been all around this world
So, hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone
Hang me, oh, hang me and I'll be dead and gone
I wouldn't mind the hangin'
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy
I been all around this world
Put the rope around my neck, they hung me up so high
Put the rope around my neck and hung me up so high
The last words I heard 'em say
Won't be long now 'fore ya die, poor boy
I been all around this world
So, hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone
Hang me, oh, hang me and I'll be dead and gone
I wouldn't mind the hangin'
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy
I been all around this world