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| In 1701 a chimney named Jack Hall was hanged for burglary. These lyrics were written by an English comic minstrel, C.W. Ross, in the 1850's. Jack Hall is an earlier version of the tune and lyrics.
The tune and word patterns are very similar to: This tune was also used for Davy Louston. |
Now my name is Samuel Hall, Samuel Hall, Samuel Hall Oh my name is Samuel Hall, Samuel Hall Oh my name is Samuel Hall, and I hate you one and all You're a bunch of mucker's all Blast your eyes. You're a bunch of mucker's all Blast your eyes. Now I killed a man they said So they said, so they said Oh I killed a man they said Yes they said I killed a man they said And I left him layin dead Cause I bashed his bloody head Blast his eyes. Caused I bashed his bloody head Blast his eyes. Now they put me in the quad In the quad, In the quad Oh they put me in the quad, in the quad Oh they put me in the quad and they left me there by God Fastened to a bloody chain rod Blast there eyes. Fastened to a bloody chain rod Blast there eyes. Now the preacher he did come He did come, he did come Oh the preacher he did come he did come Oh the preacher he did come And he looked so doggone glum As he talked of Kingdom Come Blast his eyes. As he talked of Kingdom Come Blast his eyes. And the sheriff he come too He come too, he come too Oh the sheriff he come too he come too Oh the sheriff he come too With his yellow boys and blue Sayin Sam I'll see you through Blast your eyes. Sayin Sam I'll see you through Blast your eyes. Oh it's up the rope I go I go I go It's up the rope I go I go Oh it's up the rope I go While you critters down below Are sayin Sam I told you so Blast your eyes. Are sayin Sam I told you so Blast your eyes. Oh it's swingin I must go I must go I must go It's a swingin I must go, I must go It's a swingin I must go Just because she loved him so Just because she loved him so Blast her eyes. Just because she loved him so Blast her eyes. I must hang until I'm dead Til I'm dead, Til I'm dead I must hang until I'm dead I must hang until dead Caused I killed a man they said And left him layin dead Blast his eyes. And left him layin dead Blast his eyes. |
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| Lyrics adapted to the music from a newsgroup post. | |