E Bm D A EWon?t you rise for the hangman, his pleasure is that you should riseBm D E Bm A D EHe?s the judge and the jury at the jester?s assizeBm D A EPoor Will on the gallows tree never a cruel word did sayBm D E Bm A D EOh that a young man should be treated this wayChorus:F#m F# Bm F#m A ERun to me mother of anyone?s child and tell me the revelry plannedF#m F# Bm F#m A EJudges and barristers, clerks at the law, his show is the best in the landF#m A E F#m A EHere?s a toast to the Jolly Hangman, he?ll hang you the best that he canF#m AHere?s a toast to the JollyInstrumental: Em D C Bm A G F#m G#m A F#m G#m A BmNo purse for a champion, no true love come over the stileThe debt of a poor man, he?ll pay in awhilePoor ladies, poor gentleman, born of a sorry degreeWill you laugh for the hangman when he comes for his fee?Chorusby: Jos Duartejtduarte1@gmail.com
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