Hanging Johnny

C

Oh, they call me Hangin' Johnny,

F C

Away boys, away.

G

They sez I hang for money,

C G C

So hang boys , hang.

They sez I hang for money

but hanging is so funny.

At first I hang my daddy,

and then I hanged my mammy.

Oh, yes I hanged my mother,

Me sister and me brother.

I hanged me sister Sally,

I hanged the whole damned family.

An' then I hanged my granny,

I hanged her up quite canny.

I'd hang all mates an' skippers,

I'd hang 'em by their flippers.

I'd hang a bloody cooper,

I'd give him the long dropper.

I'd hang the bleedin' boson,

The dirty, rotten whoreson.

A rope, a beam, a ladder,

I'd hang ye all tergether.

We'll hang an' haul tergether,

we'll hang for better weather.

We'll hang 'em to the yard-arm

hang the sea an buy a pig-farm.

Denne 'hauling' sang blev brugt til at hejse sejl med. Man mener at denne Hanging Johnny var den samme som Charles II 'hangman' Jack Ketch, som tog sig af offentlige hængninger.

The Pure Malt Songbook

David Fønsbo

2005-01-23T13:49:01