HANGMAN

The grave they dug is shallow
and the carpenters are through
Soon they'll drag you to the gallows
where the Hangman waits for you

You took somebody's life
Though you knew it was a sin
Well, they found your bloody knife
so they all know you did him in

Your heart is racing madly
Outside the crowd begins to grow
Yes, you lived your life quite badly
The Sheriff says, it's time to go

The time has come to pay the piper
as you cry and try to cope
A cold-blooded human viper
who has just run out of rope

Then the floor drops out beneath you
and you never hear the sound
The law has made you pay your dues
Later on they'll cut you down

Your body's swinging in the wind
in a town you never knew
A snapping rope was your fitting end
And the Hangman laughs at you