Marty Stuart - Hangman lyrics

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<b>Hangman</b> by <i>Marty Stuart</i><br />

(Co. written with Johnny Cash)

I killed another man today, it's hard to believe

Well I lost count at thirty and I've grown to numb to grieve

The bottle helps me cope, when I lay down at night

And when the dope rolls through my veins, it all fades out of sight.

Hangman, hangman, that's my stock and trade

Hangman, hangman, sending bad men to their graves

Well who killed who, I ask myself, time and time again

God have mercy on the soul of this hangman

There's a woman down the street, named Rosalie McFall

She don't ask me any questions, when I come to call

Her body keeps me warm, her words are soft and kind.

She holds me in her arms till the bad dreams leave my mind

Hangman, hangman, that's my stock and trade

Hangman, hangman, sending bad men to their graves

Well, who killed who, I ask myself, time and time again

God have mercy on the soul of this hangman

God have mercy on the soul of this hangman