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"I ha naw brought yo goold, I ha naw paid yo fee, . But I ha coom to see yo hung Beneath the hangman s tree."

"Hangman, hangman, howd yo hand, howd it wide and far 1 For theer I see my mother cooming Riding through the air.

"Mother, mother, ha yo brought me goold? Ha yo paid my fee? Or ha yo coom to see me hung Beneath the hangman s tree?"

"I ha naw brought yo goold, 1 ha naw paid yo fee, But I ha coom to see yo hung Beneath the hangman s tree."

"Hangman, hangman, howd yo hand, howd it wide and far! For theer I see my sister cooming Riding through the air.

"Sister, sister, ha yo brought me goold? Ha yo paid my fee? Or ha yo coom to see me hung Beneath the hangman s tree?"

"I ha naw brought yo goold, 1 ha naw paid yo fee, But I ha coom to see yo hung Beneath the hangman s tree."