Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Great Big Sea
Canonical path: /great-big-sea/hanging-johnny
Related lyric paths: 6
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Hanging Johnny
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Hanging Johnny
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Well, they call me Hangin' Johnny
Away boys, away
Well, I never hanged nobody
And it's hang boys, hang
Well, first I hanged me mother
Away boys, away
Me sister and me brother
And it's hang boys, hang
Well, next I hanged me granny
Away boys, away
Well, I'd hang the Holy Family
And it's hang boys, hang
Well, I never hangs for money
Away boys, away
It's just that hanging's so bloody funny
And it's hang boys, hang
Oh, they calls me Hangin' Johnny
Away boys, away
Well, I never hanged nobody
And it's hang boys, hang
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