Hanging Johnny

Hanging Johnny

They call me hanging Johnnie,
Horray, Hooray!
They call me hanging Johnnie,
Hang, boys, hang.

They say I hang for money,
Horray, Hooray!
But saying so is funny;
Hang, boys, hang.

I’d hang the highway robber,
Horray, Hooray!
I’d hang the burglar jobber;
Hang, boys, hang.

I’d hang a noted liar,
Horray, Hooray!
I’d hang a bloated friar;
Hang, boys, hang.

Come hang, come haul together,
Horray, Hooray!
Come hang for finer weather,
Hang, boys, hang.

I’d hang a brutal mother,
Horray, Hooray!
I’d hang her and no other;
Hang, boys, hang.

I’d hang to make things jolly,
Horray, Hooray!
I’d hang all wrong and folly;
Hang, boys, hang.

They call me hanging Johnnie.
Horray, Hooray!
They call me hanging Johnnie,
Hang, boys, hang.