Hanging Johnny Shanty

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Hanging Johnny—Shanty
Bob Roberts

O they call me Hanging Johnny,
Away—ay—i—o,
But I never hanged nobody,
So—hang—boys—hang

O they say—I hanged me granny,
And then me lovesick Annie.

O they say—I hanged me mother,
And me sister—and me brother.

O they say—I hang for money,
But hanging isn' t funny.

O we'll hang—and haul together,
We'll hang for better weather.

O a rope—a beam—a ladder,
I'll hang you all together.


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