Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song By Rope , by - Oh SusannaRelease date: 13.06.2011
Song language: English
By Rope |
| Eight mouths open crying to be fed |
| Sixteen hands, a single loaf of bread |
| Two cold eyes too sad to shed a tear |
| Eighteen years that I’ve been living here |
| Oh my brothers, oh my sisters |
| You won’t see me again |
| I’ve headed out west to join the Williams gang |
| Sixteen coaches running down the track |
| Eight men ride through the night so black |
| Four gunshots go through the railman’s head |
| One more man lies in a pool of red |
| Oh my brothers, oh my sisters |
| I’m on this dusty plain |
| I rob every stagecoach and passenger train |
| One bright morning fast asleep in bed |
| One soft voice coos, «Up you sleepy head» |
| Two thick barrels pressed against my face |
| Four strong hands drag me from this place |
| Tell my brothers, tell my sisters |
| They won’t see me again |
| For early next morning by rope I will hang |
| See my brothers, see my sisters |
| See my mother’s face |
| They’ve come much too late for by rope I am hanged |