Hangman is comin' down from the gallows, and I don't have very long...

Oh mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law 

Lawman has put an end to my runnin', and I'm so far from my home 

Oh mama, I can hear you a'cryin, you're so scared and all alone 

Hangman is comin' down from the gallows, and I don't have very long