Name: Hang Me, Oh Hang Me (1937)
Duration: P00H03M00S
Description: On this track, Stephen performs Hang Me, Oh Hang Me (1937) - an American traditional tune which has had an enduring appeal in Pop Culture. The tune tells the story of a man at the gallows waiting to be hanged, and it has recently appeared in The Coen Brothers' film Inside Llewyn Davis and the World War Z Movie...

Hang Me, Oh Hang Me (1937)

from Sonic Spaces: American Tunes by Stephen Riddell

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On this track, Stephen performs Hang Me, Oh Hang Me (1937) - an American traditional tune which has had an enduring appeal in Pop Culture. The tune tells the story of a man at the gallows waiting to be hanged, and it has recently appeared in The Coen Brothers' film Inside Llewyn Davis and the World War Z Movie...

lyrics

Hang me, oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me, oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone

Well, I wouldn't mind the hanging
But the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy
I've been all around this world

Been all around Cape Girardeau
Parts of Arkansas
All around Cape Girardeau
Parts of Arkansas

Well, I've been so goddamn hungry
I could hide behind a straw, poor boy
I've been all around this world

I went up on the mountain
There I made my stand
I went up on the mountain
There I made my stand

With a rifle on my shoulder,
And a dagger in my hand, poor boy
I've been all around this world

Put the rope around my neck
Hung me up so high
Put the rope around my neck
Hung me up so high

The last words I heard him say
Won't be long now for you die, poor boy
I've been all around this world

So hang me, oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me, oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone

Well, I wouldn't mind the hanging
But the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy
I've been all around this world

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from Sonic Spaces: American Tunes, released January 24, 2019

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Riddell Productions Wellington, New Zealand

Riddell Productions was founded in 2014 by Stephen & Amanda Riddell.

Stephen is a folk singer-songwriter and sound engineer who plays piano, guitar and harmonica.

Amanda is a virtuosa guitarist and composer who enjoys playing show music from the golden age of Broadway. ... more

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