Hanging Johnny

Words & Music:

Great Big Sea

 

Well, they call me Hangin' Johnny

Away, boys, away!

Well, I never hanged nobody.

And it's hang, boys, hang.

 

Well, first I hanged me mother,

Away, boys, away!

Me sister and me brother.

And it's hang, boys, hang.

 

Well, next I hanged me granny.

Away, boys, away!

Well, I'd hang the Holy Family.

And it's hang, boys, hang.

 

Well, I never hangs for money.

Away, boys, away!

It's just that hanging's so bloody funny.

And it's hang, boys, hang.

 

Oh, they calls me Hangin' Johnny,

Away, boys, away!

Well, I never hanged nobody.

And it's hang, boys, hang.

 

 




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