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Hanging Day Song

They gonna hang me in the morning sun,
They gonna hang me when the morning come,
They gonna string me up and have my feet kick and droll,
That why my son, I gave you my gun,
To walk in fields safe with no one,
To protect your mother and brother too,
Suffice to say I will not be with you,
For they’re gonna hang me at first light,
But I’ll be with you all through the night,
 
My dear child, your poppa ain’t so bad,
My dear child, please don’t look so sad,
Little one, just see it as it is, its just life,
That is why I won’t take my life,
When I see myself in the shining knife,
You must learn fast, for life is strife,
They’ll say good is wrong and bad is right,
For they’re gonna hang me at first light,
But I’ll be with you all through the night,
 
My one true love, I’ve known you so long,
I know that you’ll miss me when I’m lost and gone,
My true love, don’t shed any tears; don’t show them a shred of fear,
For I’ll be with you though I’m dead,
My voice singing to you in your head,
Remember me not for what I’ve said,
But for what I have done in this life,
I’ve tried to be the best I can be,
Although sometimes it’s not enough as I can see,
For they’re gonna hang me at first light,
But I’ll be with you all through the night…

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