Well, hang me, oh, hang me,
and I'll be dead and gone.
Well, hang me, oh, hang me,
and I'll be dead and gone.
I wouldn't mind the hangin',
just a layin' in the grave so long
I've been all around the world
All around Cape Girardeau,
I could hide behind a straw
I've been all around the world
I went up on the mountain,
and there I made my stand
I went up on the mountain,
and there I made my stand
with a rifle on my shoulder
I've been all around the world.
Put the rope around my neck
Put the rope around my neck
The last thing I heard him say
It won't be long now till you die
I've been all around the world
And I'll be dead and gone
and I'll be dead and gone
I wouldn't mind my hanging,
just laying in the grave so long
I've been all around the world