Verse
E A
My name is Donald White, you see
B7 E
I stand before you all
E A E
I was judged by you a murderer
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And the hangman’s knot must fall
E A E
I will die upon the gallows pole
A
When the moon is shining clear
E A
And these are my final words
B7 E
That you will ever hear
[Verse 2]
E A
If I had some education
B7 E
To give me a decent start
E A E
I might have been a doctor or
E B7
C# master in the arts
E A E
But I used my hands for stealing
A
When I was very young
E A
And they locked me down in jailhouse cells
B7 E
That’s how my life begun
[Verse 3]
E A
Oh, the inmates and the prisoners
B7 E
I found they were my kind
E A E
It was there inside the bars
E B7
I found my peace of mind
E A E
But the jails they were too crowded
E A
Institutions overflowed
E A
So they turned me loose to walk upon
B7 E
Life’s hurried tangled road
[Verse 4]
E A
And there’s danger on the ocean
B7 E
Where the salt sea waves split high
E A E
And there’s danger on the battlefield
E B7
Where the shells of bullets fly
E A E
And there’s danger in this open world
E A
Where men fight to be free
E A
And for me the greatest danger
B7 E
Was in society
[Verse 5]
E A
So I asked them to send me back
B7 E
To the institution home
E A E
But they said they were too crowded
E B7
For me they had no room
E A E
I got down on my knees and begged
E A
“Oh, please put me away”
E A
But they would not listen to my plea
B7 E
Or nothing I would say
[Verse 6]
E A
And so it was on Christmas Eve
B7 E
In the year of ’59
E A E
It was on that night I killed a man
E B7
I did not try to hide
E A E
The jury found me guilty
E A
And I won’t disagree
E A
For I knew that it would happen
B7 E
If I wasn’t put away
[Verse 7]
E A
But I’m glad I’ve had no parents
B7 E
To care for me or cry
E A E
For now they will never know
E B7
The horrible death that I die
E A E
And I’m also glad I’ve had no friends
E A
To see me in disgrace
E A
For they’ll never see that hangman’s hood
B7 E
Wrap around my face
[Verse 8]
E A
Farewell unto the old north woods
B7 E
Of which I used to roam
E A E
Farewell unto the crowded bars
E B7
Of which’ve been my home
E A E
Farewell to all you people
E A
Who think the worst of me
E A
I guess you’ll feel much better when
B7 E
I’m on that hanging tree
[Verse 9]
E A
But there’s just one more question
B7 E
Before they kill me dead
E A E
I’m wondering just how much
E B7
To you I really said
E A E
Concerning all the boys that walk
E A
C# road just like me
E A
Are they enemies or victims
B7 E
Of your society?
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