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The irony of a hangman who is going to be hung for killing a man in a pub brawl

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HANGMANS TALE

Hang me from the tree that bares my name.
My soul won’t care if I was not to blame.
Hoist me up, so I look down on you.
And leave me there to swing in dead mans wood.

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Cut me down when I have no more breath.
Or no will to live a life of consciousness.
Dig a hole and throw my body in.
Feet first so that hell will let me straight in.

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CHORUS

I never did bad now,
Well within my rights to do what I did.
I was never a bad man,
He cut me first, so I revenged my hurt, from him.

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Gallows pole won’t take away my sin.
Please god let it break, so they won’t win.
The hangman’s face is empty as I fall.
Take one last breath before the noose has pulled.

CHORUS

I never did bad now,
Well within my rights to do what I did.
I was never a bad man,
He cut me first, so I revenged my hurt, from him

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( Guitar )
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They leave me there to swing for all to see.
The hangman takes his pay so that he can leave.
None will know my tale, cos if they should.
I wouldn’t be hanging around in dead mans wood.

CHORUS


I never did bad now,
Well within my rights to do what I did.
I was never a bad man,
He cut me first, so I revenged my hurt, from him

The Hangman’s tale, The Hangman’s tale,
The Hangman’s tale,

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from Southern Counties Riots And Other Stories, released March 31, 2010
Lyrics and Music, G. Wheeler
Recorded and mixed, Russell Plowman,

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Bad Billy Band Worthing, UK

“British Folk/Rock band, Bad Billy Band are an established group that plays thumping, toe-tapping original music. Hailing from around Brighton/Worthing, the five-piece band knock out an original folk/rock mixture with a lively sound.
The band are notoriously great live and have played to many audiences along the south of England. Not to be missed.!”
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