Hangman's Blues Lyrics

My time has come
I ́ll soon be gone
Short way to walk
Until I ́m done
The white oak tree
Is tenderly waiting
The branches wave
From which I ́ll be hanging

I ́ll soon be walking
On a hangman ́s trail
My body ́s left
To fade away in the rain
Soon to fill the ground
With my ashes and remains
As I lay in my coffin
Between sand and clay

Soon to be forgotten
As my corpse is slowly rotting
Maggots come crawling
As I lay in my coffin

I ́ll soon be walking
On a hangman ́s trail
My body ́s left
To fade away in the rain
Soon to fill the ground
With my ashes and remain
As I lay in my coffin
Between sand and clay