They would have our necks in a noose I know
If it were the days of hangin' at the gallows pole
It's only two devils that blow the smoke from a murderers bone
Blowing to and fro at the base of gallows pole
The gallows pole
The branches bowed down below the weight
Of a king's nest that was heavy of marrow
Short of sorrow, to the gallows pole!
The gallows pole
They would have our necks in a noose I know
If it were the days of hanging at the gallows pole