Hangman, oh hangman, just wait awhile,

voiceCollected by Max Hunter (H-11) For Mary C. Parler Transcribed by Frances Majors Sung by Mrs. Laura McDonald Springdale, Arkansas July, 1953 Reel 255-56, Item 9 The Hangman Hangman, oh hangman, just wait awhile, Just wait a little while, Till I see my father, For he's rode a many a long mile. Oh father, oh father, do bring me gold To pay my bond so free; Or have you come to see me hung Beneath the willow tree? Oh daughter, oh daughter, I brought you no gold To pay your bond so free; But I have came, to see you hung Beneath the willow tree. Oh mother, oh mother, do bring me gold, To pay my bond so free; Or have you come to see me hung Beneath the willow tree? Oh daughter, oh daughter, I brought you no gold To pay your bond so free; But I have come to see you hung Beneath the willow tree. Oh brother, oh brother, do bring me gold To pay my bond so free; Or have you come to see me hung Beneath the willow tree? Oh sister, oh sister, I brought you no gold To pay your bond so free; But I have come to see you hung Beneath the willow tree. Oh lover, oh lover, do bring me gold To pay my bond so free; Or have you come to see me hung Beneath the willow tree? Oh sweetheart, oh sweetheart, I brought you gold To pay your bond so free; I have not come to see you hung, But to take you home with me.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation