Oh, hangman, hangman, slack your rope
Slack it for a while.
I think I see my [bad word] 
Ridin’ many a mile.

Father, did you bring me silver?
Did you bring me gold,
Or did [bad word] for see me hangin’
Hang on the gallows pole?"
    
"No, I didn’t bring you silver, 
I didn’t bring you gold.
And I [bad word] for see you hangin’ 
Hang on the gallows pole." 

Oh, hangman, hangman, slack your rope
Slack it for a while.
I think I see my [bad word] 
Ridin’ many a mile.

Mother, did you bring me silver?
Mother, did you bring me gold?
Or did [bad word] to see me hangin’
Hangin' from the gallows pole?
    
"No, I didn’t bring you silver,
I didn’t bring you gold.
And I [bad word] for see you hangin’ 
Hangin' from the gallows pole." 

Oh, hangman, hangman, slack your rope
Slack it for a while.
I think I see my [bad word] 
Ridin’ many a mile.

Oh, brother, did you bring me silver?
Brother, did you bring me gold,
Or did [bad word] to see me hangin’
Hangin' from the gallows pole?"
    
"No, I didn’t bring you silver, 
I didn’t bring you gold.
And I [bad word] to see you hangin’ 
Hangin' from the gallows pole." 

Oh, hangman, hangman, slack your rope
Slack it for a while.
I think I see my [bad word] [bad word] 
Ridin’ many a mile.
 [bad word] love, did you bring me silver? [bad word] love, did you bring me gold,
Or did [bad word] to see me hangin’
Hangin' from the gallows pole?"
    
"Yes, I've brought you silver, 
And I've brought you gold.
I did not [bad word] to see you hangin’ 
Hangin' from the gallows pole."