The lonesomest sound, boys
I ever heard sound, boys
On the stroke of midnight
Hear the curfew blow
My buddy will hang, boys
On the hangman's rope, boys
On the Gallus Pole, boys
When the curfew blows
Hear the curfew blowing
Hear the curfew blowing
In the coal black midnight
Hear the curfew blow
The sheriff's men, boys
Are on my trail, boys
In the midnight wind, boys
Hear the curfew blow
And when they catch me
My body will hang, boys
On the Gallus Pole, boys
When the curfew blows
Hear the curfew blowing
Hear the curfew blowing
In the coal black midnight
Hear the curfew blow