Hangman Jean Ritchie

[Verse 1]
Hangman, hangman
Slack up your rope, oh, slack it for a while
I look down yonder and I seen Pa comin'
He's walked for a many long mile

[Verse 2]
Oh Pa, say Pa
Have you brung me any gold, any gold to pay my fee?
Or have you walked these many long miles
See me on the hangin' tree?

[Verse 3]
No son, no son
I ain't brung you no gold, no gold for to pay your fee
But I just walked these many long miles
See you on the hangin' tree

[Verse 4]
Hangman, hangman
Slack up your rope, oh, slack it for a while
I look down yonder and I seen Ma comin'
She's walked for a many long mile

[Verse 5]
Oh Ma, say Ma
Have you brung me any gold, any gold to pay my fee?
Or have you walked these many long miles
See me on the hangin' tree?