Hanging Johnny
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
They call me hanging Johnnie,
Horray, Hooray!
They call me hanging Johnnie,
Hang, boys, hang.
They say I hang for money,
Horray, Hooray!
But saying so is funny;
Hang, boys, hang.
I'd hang the highway robber,
Horray, Hooray!
I'd hang the burglar jobber;
Hang, boys, hang.
I'd hang a noted liar,
Horray, Hooray!
I'd hang a bloated friar;
Hang, boys, hang.
Come hang, come haul together,
Horray, Hooray!
Come hang for finer weather,
Hang, boys, hang.
I'd hang a brutal mother,
Horray, Hooray!
I'd hang her and no other;
Hang, boys, hang.
I'd hang to make things jolly,
Horray, Hooray!
I'd hang all wrong and folly;
Hang, boys, hang.
They call me hanging Johnnie
Horray, Hooray!
They call me hanging Johnnie,
Hang, boys, hang.
The author of this website has put a lot of time and effort into gathering the greatest collection of sea shanties for the world to enjoy - There are songs that have been to sung to a job of work at sea for many, many years and collecting them has been a great endeavour. - Roger Chartier has made the effort out of his own interest and the requests that he has gotten to do this work from fellow musicians who wanted a good source of sea shanties to draw on and learn from. He has been told that for this effort he is a remarkable man.
