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 Jerdo, parts of Arkansas I been all around Cape Jerdo, 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, 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, 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 ()