Gallows Pole
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Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while
I think I see my friends comin', ridin' many a mile
A-friends, ya get some silver, d'ya get a little gold
A-what did ya bring me, my dear friends
keep me from the gallows pole
What did ya bring me, keep me from the gallows pole
I couldn't get no silver, I couldn't get no gold
You know that we're too damn poor
to keep you from the gallows pole
Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while
I think I see my brother comin', ridin' many a mile
M-brother, ya get me some silver, and d'ya get a little gold
A-what did ya bring me, my brother
keep me from the gallows pole
Brother, I brought you some silver, yeah
I-I brought a little gold
I brought a little of everything
to keep you from the gallows pole
Yes, I brought you to keep you from the gallows pole
Hangman, hangman, turn your head a while
I think I see my sister comin'
ridin' many a mile, mile, mile, mile
Sister, I implore ya, take him by the hand
A-take him to some shady bower
save me from the wrath of this man
Please take him, save me from the wrath of this madman
Hangman, hangman, upon your face a smile
Tell me that I'm free to ride, ride for many a mile, mile, mile
Oh, yes, you got a fine sister, she warmed my blood from cold
She warmed my blood to boilin' hot
keep you from the gallows pole, pole, pole, pole, yeah, yeah
Your brother brought me silver, and your sister warmed my soul
but now I laugh and pull so hard
See ya swingin' on the gallows pole, yeah
But now I laugh and pull so hard
See ya swingin' on the gallows pole, pole, pole
Swingin' on the gallows pole, swingin' on the gallows pole
Swingin' on the gallows pole, swingin' on the gallows
pole, pole, pole, pole, pole, pole, pole, yeah
Ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha
Keep a-singin', a-keep a-singin', a-keep a-swingin'
A-keep, keep, whoa-whoa-whoa
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma, yeah
Ooh, yeah, ooh, yeah, ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha, ah-ha
Swingin' on the gallows, yeah, swingin' on the gallows pole
Swingin' on the gallows pole, swingin' on the, ah, I gotta swing
See-saw, Margaret Daw, gotta swing
See-saw, knock on my door, I, I gotta sing, ah-ha-ha
Keep a-swingin', yeah, keep a-coolin', yeah
Keep a-cool, ah-ohh, yeah
Going to California
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Spend my days with a woman unkind
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine
Made up my mind, make a new start
Goin' to California with an achin' in my heart
Someone told me there's a girl out there
with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair
Took my chances on a big jet-plane
Never let 'em tell ya that they're aw-ooh-all the same
Hoh, the sea was red and the sky was grey
I wonder how tomorrow could ever follow today-hee
Mountains and the canyons start to tremble and shake
The children of the sun begin to awake
Now
Watch out
It seems that the wrath of the gods got a punch on the nose
and it's startin' to flow, I think I might be sinkin'
Throw me a line, if I reach it in time
Meet you up there where the path runs straight and high
Find a queen without a king
They say she plays guitar and cries and sings, la-la-la-la
Ride a white mare in the footsteps of dawn
Tryin' to find a woman who's never, never, never been born
Standin' on a hill in the mountain of dreams
Tellin' myself it's not as hard, hard, hard as it seems
Mm-mm, now
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ahh
Good Times Bad Times
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In the days of my youth
I was told what it means to be a man
Now I've reached that age
I've tried to do all those things the best I can
No matter how I try
I find my way to the same old jam
Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share
Well, my woman left home for a brown-eyed man
but I still don't seem to care
Sixteen, I fell in love with a girl as sweet as could be
It only took a couple of days 'till she was rid of me
She swore that she would be all mine and love me 'till the end
but when I whispered in her ear, I lost another friend, oh
Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share
Well, my woman left home for a brown-eyed man
but I still don't seem to care
Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share
Well, my woman left home for a brown-eyed man
but I still don't seem to care
I know what it means to be alone
I sure do wish I was at home
I don't care what the neighbors say
I'm gonna love you each and every day
You can feel the beat within my heart
Realize, sweet babe, we ain't never gonna part
I feel good when I look at you, mama
