Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead n' gone
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead n' gone
It's not the hanging that I mind, it's sitting in jail so long
Load up, been all around this world
I've been working for John Henry, he's a (?) young man (?)
I've been working for John Henry, he's a (?) young man (?)
I've been working all that (?) with (?) to my knees
Load up, been all around this world (C'mon)
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead n' gone
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead n' gone
It's not the hanging that I mind, it's sitting in jail so long
Load up, been all around this world
(?), you better open up that door
I say (?), you better open that door
If you don't open up that door, I'll comin' with my .44
Load up, been all around this world (Yeah)
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead n' gone
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead n' gone
It's not the hanging that I mind, it's sitting in jail so long
Load up, been all around this world
I wed upon that mountain and that's where I made my son
I wed upon that mountain and that's where I made my son
I got a brother (?) in my hand
Load up, been all around this world (C'mon)
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead n' gone
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead n' gone
It's not the hanging that I mind, it's sitting in jail so long
Load up, been all around this world
I've travelled to Virginia, with the woman on my mind
I've travelled to Virginia, with the woman on my mind
I had a woman all along and she's no longer mine
Load up, been all around this world
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead n' gone
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead n' gone
It's not the hanging that I mind, it's sitting in jail so long
Load up, been all around this world
Oh, wagon's going to hell, the reverend got (?) blues
He's going to hell, the reverend got (?) blues
On my (?) just standing here, so I'm running after you
Load up, been all around this world (C'mon)
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead n' gone
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead n' gone
It's not the hanging that I mind, it's sitting in jail so long
Load up, been all around this world
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead n' gone
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead n' gone
It's not the hanging that I mind, it's sitting in jail so long
Load up, been all around this world