text: Slack your rope hangman, slack it for a while
  I think I see my father comin ridin many a mile
  Father have you brought me hope or have you paid my fee
  Or have you come to see me hangin from the gallows tree?
  I have not brought you hope, I have not paid your fee
  Yes I have come to see you hangin from the gallows tree
  Slack your rope hangman, slack it for a while
  I think I see my mother comin ridin many a mile
  Mother have you brought me hope or have you paid my fee
  Or have you come to see me hangin from the gallows tree?
  I have not brought you hope, I have not paid your fee
  Yes I have come to see you hangin from the gallows tree
  Slack your rope hangman, slack it for a while
  I think I see my brother comin ridin many a mile
  Brother have you brought me hope or have you paid my fee
  Or have you come to see me hangin from the gallows tree?
  I have not brought you hope, I have not paid your fee
  Yes I have come to see you hangin from the gallows tree
  Slack your rope hangman, slack it for a while
  I think I see my true love comin riding many a mile
  True love have you brought me hope or have you paid my fee
  Or have you come to see me hangin from the gallows tree?
  Yes I have brought you hope, yes I have paid your fee
  For Ive not come to see you hangin from the gallows tree