Go Down Ye Murderers chords by
Ewan Maccoll
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Verse 1
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Tim Evans was a prisoner,
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Fast in his prison cell
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And those who read about his crimes,
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They damned his soul to hell,
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Sayin', ""Go down,
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you murderer, go down.""

Verse 2
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For the murder of his own dear wife
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And the killing of his own child
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The jury found him guilty
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And the hangin' judge, he smiled.
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Sayin', ""Go down,
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you murderer, go down.""

Verse 3
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Tim Evans pleaded innocent
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And he swore by Him on high,
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That he never killed his own dear wife
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Nor caused his child to die.
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Sayin', ""Go down, you murderer,
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go down.""

Verse 4
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The governor came in one day
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And the chaplain by his side,
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Said, ""Your appeal has
been turned down,
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Prepare yourself to die.""
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Sayin', ""Go down,
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you murderer, go down.""

Verse 5
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They moved him out of C-block
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To To his final flowery dell,
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And day and night two screws
were there
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And they never left his cell.
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Sayin', ""Go down, you murderer,
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go down.""

Verse 6
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Sometimes they played
draughts with him
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And solo and pontoon,
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To stop him brooding on the rope
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That was to be his doom.
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Sayin', ""Go down, you murderer,
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go down.""

Verse 7
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They brought his grub in on a tray,
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There was eggs and meat and ham,
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And all the snout that he could smoke
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Was there at his command.
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Sayin', ""Go down,
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you murderer, go down.""

Verse 8
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Tim Evans walked in the prison yard
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And the screws, they walked behind
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And he saw the sky above the wall
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But he knew no peace of mind.
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Sayin', ""Go down, you murderer,
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go down.""

Verse 9
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They came for him at eight
o'clock
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And the chaplain read a prayer
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And then they marched him
to that place
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Where the hangman did prepare.
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Sayin', ""Go down, you murderer,
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go down.""

Verse 10
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The rope was fixed around his neck
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And a washer behind his ear.
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The prison bell was tolling
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But Tim Evans did not hear.
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Sayin', ""Go down, you murderer,
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go down.""

Verse 11
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A thousand lags were cursing
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And a-banging on on the doors
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But Evans couldn't hear them,
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He was deaf for ever more.
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Sayin', ""Go down, you murderer,
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go down.""

Verse 12
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They sent Tim Evans to the drop
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For a crime he did not do.
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It was Christy was the murderer
And the judge and jury too.
Sayin', ""Go down,
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you murderers, go down.""

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