Hangman

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He was a Vigilante
Didn't like playing,by the rules
One thing was for certain
He didn't suffer no fools

If you had cheated justice
Or was Wanted by the law
It was best you keep a-running
There wasn't a faster draw

Cause when he caught you
He was smiling thru his hood
No one tried to stop him
No one really could

He wore a brown Stenson
With a matching Duster coat
When the Hangman came a-calling
You'd soon be swinging by your throat

He had a cut-off shotgun
A Derringer up his sleeve
He'd look for you in September
You'd be dead by Christmas Eve

Cause when he caught you
He was smiling thru his hood
No one tried to stop him
No one really could

Deadly with his six gun
Faster than a rattlesnake
If you went up against him
It was your last mistake

It was said he was a judge
Who'd finally gone insane
When he met his maker
No one even knew his name

09/28/2008

Good one, Doug. I am old enough to remember when westerns were king, and this takes me back to those days.

Jim,I can always count on you to "get" me and give me some constructive criticism.Thanks.

Yeh, I like it, Doug. Another time, another era. Or . . . unfortunately, maybe not! Classic western!

Originally Posted by RickeyJoe

I love these Dark Westerns you write. Also, they could be considered gothic country and it's a pretty cool genre if ya ask me. I don't know if I suggested it or not but you should check out The Pine Box Boys. I think you'd like them. I know I do. They play similar songs to this one, which is just fantastic by the way.

Ditto, Doug! Hey, maybe you should submit your songs to The Pine Box Boys--they might like YOU too!

correct me if im wrong, but the "hangman" is just another name for the reaper correct? its pretty sweet, also kinda like big iron

Originally Posted by MrGore

correct me if im wrong, but the "hangman" is just another name for the reaper correct? its pretty sweet, also kinda like big iron

I saw it as "a judge goes mad,seeks justice" type thing.Nothing deep,but it's up to each person to take what they will from it.