Dave van Ronk - Hang me oh hang me

^CHang me, oh, ^Amhang me, ^FI'll be dead and ^Cgone. Hang me, oh, ^Amhang me, ^FI'll be dead and ^Cgone. I wouldn't mind the ^Amhanging but the ^Claying in the ^Amgrave so ^Clong ^AmPoor boy, I've been ^G#all a^Ground this ^Cworld.

^CI been all around Cape ^AmGirardeau, ^Fparts of Arkan^Csas All around Cape ^AmGirardeau, ^Fparts of Arkan^Csas Got so goddamn ^Amhungry I could ^Chide be^Amhind a ^Cstraw ^AmPoor boy, I've been ^G#all a^Ground this ^Cworld.

^CWent up on the ^Ammountain, ^Fthere I made my ^Cstand Went up on the ^Ammountain, ^Fthere I made my ^Cstand A rifle on my ^Amshoulder and a ^Cdagger ^Amin my ^Chand ^AmPoor boy, I've been ^G#all a^Ground this ^Cworld.

^CHang me, oh, ^Amhang me, ^FI'll be dead and ^Cgone. Hang me, oh, ^Amhang me, ^FI'll be dead and ^Cgone. I wouldn't mind the ^Amhanging but the ^Claying in the ^Amgrave so ^Clong ^AmPoor boy, I've been ^G#all a^Ground this ^Cworld.

^CPut the rope a^Amround my neck, ^Fhung me up so ^Chigh Put the rope a^Amround my neck, ^Fhung me up so ^Chigh The last words I ^Amheard them say: "^CWon't be long now '^Amfore you ^Cdie" ^AmPoor boy, I've been ^G#all a^Ground this ^Cworld.

^CHang me, oh, ^Amhang me, ^FI'll be dead and ^Cgone. Hang me, oh, ^Amhang me, ^FI'll be dead and ^Cgone. I wouldn't mind the ^Amhanging but the ^Claying in the ^Amgrave so ^Clong ^AmPoor boy, I've been ^G#all a^Ground this ^Cworld.