Intro Verse Oh, my name it is Jack Hall, Jack Hall Oh, my name it is Jack Hall, Jack Hall My name it is Jack Hall and I've robbed both great and small And my neck shall pay for all, when I die, when I die And my neck shall pay for all, when I die Verse Oh, I've twenty pounds in store, that's not all Oh, I've twenty pounds in store, that's not all Oh, I've twenty pounds in store and I'd kill for twenty more But my neck shall pay for all, when I die, when I die But my neck shall pay for all, when I die Instrumental Verse Oh, I rode up Tyburn Hill in a cart Oh, I rode up Tyburn Hill in a cart Oh, I rode up Tyburn Hill and 'twas there I made my will Saying, “The best of friends must part, so farewell, so farewell” Saying, “The best of friends must part, so farewell” Verse Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke Up the ladder I did grope and that's no joke Up the ladder I did grope and the hangman spread his rope But never a word I spoke, coming down, coming down But never a word I spoke, coming down Outro
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