Hang me oh hang me I'll be dead and gone Hang me oh hang me I'll be dead and gone Wouldn't mind the hanging But the laying in the grave so long Poor boy I've been all around this world
I've been all around Cape Girardeau Parts of Arkansas All around Cape Girardeau Parts of Arkansas Got so goddamn hungry I could hide behind a straw I've 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 Rifle on my shoulder And a dagger in my hand Poor boy I've 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 Wouldn't mind the hanging But the laying in the grave so long Poor boy I've 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 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 I'll be dead and gone Wouldn't mind the hanging But the laying in the grave so long Poor boy I've been all around this world