[Verse 1]
Father, did you bring me the silver
Father, did you bring me the gold?
What did you bring me, dear father
Keep me from the gallows pole?
[Chorus]
Yeah, what did you?
Yeah, what did you?
What did you bring me, keep me from the gallows pole?
[Verse 2]
Mother, did you bring me the silver
Mother, did you bring me the gold?
What did you bring me, dear mother
Keep me from the gallows pole?
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Son, i brought you some silver
Son, i brought you some gold
Son, i brought you a little of everything
Keep you from the gallows pole
[Chorus]
Yeah, i brought it
Yeah, i brought it
I brought you, keep you from the gallows pole
[Verse 4]
Wife, did you bring me the silver
Wife, did you bring me the gold?
What did you bring me, dear wifey
Save me from the gallows pole?
[Chorus]
[Verse 5]
Friends, did you bring me the silver
Friends, did you bring me the gold?
What did you bring me, my dear friends
Keep me from the gallows pole?
[Chorus]