Lyrics

Hangin’ Johnny

They calls me “Hangin’ Johnny,”
Resp: “Away, boys, away!”
They say I hangs for money
Resp: “Oh, hang, boys, hang!”

They said I hung my mother,
My sister and my brother.

They said I hung my father,
They said I hung no other.

They said I hung Krivitzky,
I bet he’ll really miss me.

They said I hung our Davey,
He will not join the Navy.

They said I hung our Christie,
It made my eyes so misty.

They said I hung our Gina,
I really did not mean ta.

They call me “Hangin’ Johnny,”
They say I hangs for money.

Song Notes

There was an historic figure named Jack Ketch who is attributed to be this “Hanging Johnny.”