Hang me, oh hang me, I’ll be dead and gone
Hang me, oh hang me, I’ll be dead and gone
I wouldn’t mind the hanging
it’s just the laying in the grave so long
Poor boy, I’ve been all around this world

I’ve been all around Cape Jerdo and parts of Arkansas
All around Cape Jerdo and parts of Arkansas
I got so Goddamn hungry, I could hide behind a straw
Poor boy, I’ve been all around this world

I went up on a mountain, there I made my stand
I went up on a mountain, there I made my stand
Rifle on my shoulder and the dagger in my hand
Poor boy, I’ve been all around this world

So put the rope around my neck, hang me up so high
Put the rope around my neck, they hanged me up so high
The last words I heard them say
it won’t be long now before you die
Poor boy, I’ve been all around this world