Folk song - The Gallows Pole | Текст песни

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• Folk song
• The Gallows Pole

Oh, hangman, hangman, slack your rope
Slack it for a while.
I think I see my father coming,
Ridin’ many a mile.

Father, did you bring me silver?
Did you bring me gold,
Or did you come to see me hangin’
Hangin' from the gallows pole?"

"No, I didn’t bring you silver,
I didn’t bring you gold.
And I have come to see you hangin’
Hangin' from the gallows pole."

Oh, hangman, hangman, slack your rope
Slack it for a while.
I think I see my mother coming,
Ridin’ many a mile.

Mother, did you bring me silver?
Mother, did you bring me gold?
Or did you come to see me hangin’
Hangin' from the gallows pole?

"No, I didn’t bring you silver,
I didn’t bring you gold.
And I have come for see you hangin’
Hangin' from the gallows pole."

Oh, hangman, hangman, slack your rope
Slack it for a while.
I think I see my brother coming,
Ridin’ many a mile.

Oh, brother, did you bring me silver?
Brother, did you bring me gold,
Or did you come to see me hangin’
Hangin' from the gallows pole?"

"No, I didn’t bring you silver,
I didn’t bring you gold.
And I have come to see you hangin’
Hangin' from the gallows pole."

Oh, hangman, hangman, slack your rope
Slack it for a while.
I think I see my true love coming,
Ridin’ many a mile.

True love, did you bring me silver?
True love, did you bring me gold,
Or did you come to see me hangin’
Hangin' from the gallows pole?"

"Yes, I've brought you silver,
And I've brought you gold.
I did not come to see you hangin’
Hangin' from the gallows pole."