[Verse 1: Bill Morrissey]
Well, hang me, oh hang me, and I'll be dead and gone
Well, hang me, oh hang me, and I'll be dead and gone
I wouldn't mind the hanging, just the laying in the grave so long
I've been all around the world

[Verse 2: Greg Brown, Greg Brown & Bill Morrissey]
All around Cape Girardeau and parts of Arkansas
All around Cape Girardeau and parts of Arkansas
I got so goddamn hungry I could hide behind a straw
I've been all around the world

[Verse 3: Bill Morrissey, Bill Morrissey & Greg Brown]
I went up on the mountain and there I made my stand
I went up on the mountain and there I made my stand
With a rifle on my shoulder and a dagger in my hand
I've been all around the world

[Verse 4: Greg Brown, Greg Brown & Bill Morrissey]
Put the rope around my neck and hang me up so high
Well, put the rope around my neck and hang me up so high
The last thing I heard him say, "It won't be long now 'til you die"
I've been all around the world

[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 1: Bill Morrissey, Bill Morrissey & Greg Brown]
So hang me, oh hang me, and I'll be dead and gone
Well, hang me, oh hang me, and I'll be dead and gone
I wouldn’t mind the hanging, just the laying in the grave so long
I've been all around the world