[Verse 1]
Hang me, oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me, oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
It's not the hanging that a man
But the layin' in a grave so long, poor boy
I been all around this world

[Verse 2]
I been all 'round cape Gigardeau
Parts of Arkansas
All around cape Giradeau
Parts of Arkansas
When I got so hungry
I could hide behind a straw, poor boy
I been all around this world

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[Verse 3]
Went up on a mountain
There I made my stand
I went up on a mountain
There I made my stand
A rifle on my shoulder
A dagger in my hand, poor boy
Been all around this world
[Verse 4]
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 before he dies, poor boy"
Been all around this world

[Verse 5]
Hang me, oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me, oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
It's not the hanging that a man
But the layin' in a grave, poor boy
Been all around this world
Been all around this world