Hey hey hey! Mr. Hangman
Go get your rope

Your daughters weren't careful,
I fear that I am a slippery slope
Now even if I lay my head down at night
After a day I got perfectly right

She won't know
She won't know
She won't know

So pray, little Kay, love's God on a good day.
And you can't blame your mother,
She's trying not to see you as her worst mistake
And I wish that I could tell you right now, that I love you
But it looks like I won't be around
So you won't know

You won't know
You won't know
You won't know

So believe in me,
Believe that you think I'll let you down
Well I won't
They can fire everything they've got
And when you think I'm sunk
I will float on and on
I have burned the bush that covered my light
And now I'm scared I won't burn that bright

But you won't know
You won't know
You won't know

You're never going to feel as full as you felt
So let's go outside and we'll play William Tell
Take your time drawing your bead
I'll stand as still as you need
'Cause you're so good at talking smack,
You heart attack
But you're the apple of my eye anyway

My smiling face, it's on your plate, it's on a silver plate

So they say,
They say in heaven
There's no husbands and wives
On the day that I show up
They'll be completely out
Of their forgiveness supplies
And I cant use the telephone
To tell you that I'm dead and gone
So you won't know

You won't know
You won't know
You won't know


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    Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Hangman, You go get your rope Your daughters weren't careful And I fear that I am a slippery slope Now even if I lay my head down at night After a day I got perfectly right She won't know She won't know

    So pray little Kay, love is just God on a good day And you can't blame your mother She,s trying not to see you as her worst mistake And I wish that I could tell you right now That I love you But it looks like I won't be around So you won't know You won't know You won't know You won't know

    So believe in me, Believe, if you think I'll let you down Well I won't They can fire everything they've got And when you think Im sunk I will float on and on I have burned the bush that covered my light Even though I'm scared I won't burn that bright But you won't know You won't know You won't know You won't know

    We're never gonna feel as full as we felt So let's go outside and we'll play "William Tell" Take your time drawing your bead I'll stand as still as you need Cus' you're so good at talking smack, you heart attack But you're the apple of my eye anyway

    It's my face It's on a plate It's on a silver plate

    So they say. They say in heaven there's no husbands and wives On the day, that I show up they'll be completley out of their forgiveness supplies And I cna't use the telephone To tell you that I'm dead and gone So you won't know (gone, gone, gone) Yeah, you won't know (gone, gone, gone) Yeah, you won't know (gone, gone, gone) Yeah, you won't know (gone, gone, gone) Yeah, you won't know (gone, gone, gone) Yeah, you won't know (gone, gone, gone) Yeah, you won't know Yeah, you won't know You won't know

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