Gallows Pole
Jimmy Page & Rober PLant Lyrics
Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while,
Think I see my friends comin',
Ridin many a mile.
A-friends, did you get some silver?
Did you get a little gold?
What did you bring me, my dear friends,
Keep me from the Gallows Pole?
What did you bring me
Keep me from the Gallows Pole?
I couldn't get no silver, I couldn't get no gold,
You know that we're too damn poor
To keep you from the Gallows Pole.
Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while,
I think I see my brother comin',
Ridin many a mile.
Mm-brother, did you get me some silver?
Ah, dya get a little gold?
A-what did you bring me, my brother,
Keep me from the Gallows Pole?
Brother, I brought you some silver, yeah,
I brought a little gold,
I brought a little of ev'ry thing
To keep you from the Gallows Pole.
Yes, I brought you
To keep you from the Gallows Pole.
Hangman, hangman, turn your head awhile,
I think I see my sister coming,
Ridin' many a mile, mile, mile, mile.
Sister, I implore you, take him by the hand,
Take him to some shady bower,
Save me from the wrath of this man,
Please take him,
Save me from the wrath of this mad-man.
Hangman, hangman, upon your face a smile,
Pray tell me that I'm free to ride,
Ride for many a mile, mile, mile.
Oh, yes, you got a fine sister,
She warmed my blood from cold,
She warmed my blood to boiling hot
To keep you from the Gallows Pole,
Pole, pole, pole, yeah yeah.
'brother brought me silver,
And your sister warmed my soul,
But now I laugh and pull so hard
And see you swinging on my Gallows Pole, yeah. -
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Written by: JIMMY PAGE, ROBERT PLANT
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Abo yousef Emam
Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while
Think I see my friends coming
Riding a many mile
Friends did you get some silver?
Did you get a little gold?
What did you bring me my dear friends
To keep me from the gallows pole?
What did you bring me to keep me from the gallows pole?
I couldn't get no silver, I couldn't get no gold
You know that we're too damn poor
To keep you from the gallows pole
Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while
I think I see my brother coming
Riding a many mile
Brother, did you get me some silver?
Did you get a little gold?
What did you bring me, my brother
To keep me from the gallows pole?
Brother, I brought you some silver
I brought a little gold,
I brought a little of everythin
To keep you from the gallows pole
Yes, I brought you to keep…
Bumble Bee Flower
Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while
Think I see my friends coming
Riding a many mile
Friends did you get some silver?
Did you get a little gold?
What did you bring me my dear friends
To keep me from the gallows pole?
What did you bring me to keep me from the gallows pole?
I couldn't get no silver, I couldn't get no gold
You know that we're too damn poor
To keep you from the gallows pole
Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while
I think I see my brother coming
Riding a many mile
Brother, did you get me some silver?
Did you get a little gold?
What did you bring me, my brother
To keep me from the gallows pole?
Brother, I brought you some silver
I brought a little gold,
I brought a little of everythin
To keep you from the gallows pole
Yes, I brought you to keep you from the gallows pole
Hangman, hangman, turn your head awhile
I think I see my sister coming
Riding a many mile, mile, mile
Sister, I implore you, take him by the hand
Take him to some shady bower
Save me from the wrath of this man
Please take him
Save me from the wrath of this man, man
Hangman, hangman, upon your face a smile
Pray tell me that I'm free to ride
Ride for many mile, mile, mile
Oh, yes, you got a fine sister
She warmed my blood from cold
She brought my blood to boiling hot
To keep you from the gallows pole, pole, pole, pole, yeah
Your brother brought me silver
Your sister warmed my soul
But now I laugh and pull so hard
And see you swinging on the gallows pole, yeah
But now I laugh and pull so hard
And see you swinging on the gallows pole, pole, pole
Swingin' on the gallows pole
Swingin' on the gallows pole
Swingin' on the gallows pole
Swingin' on the gallows pole, pole, pole
Jeffrey Scott
This particular Zep song never seems old and outdated.
This band was and will always be one of the greatest bands in the history of rock n roll.
True masters at their art.
Philophire :3
@Catherine S. Todd
✨😃For sure, YW. That's the beauty of the comments section, sharing and all.
Yessss, totally, horrifically creepy and heinous. They did a great job making such an evil story an uptempo and swinging (pardon the pun, lol) choon/tune!😬😉✨🎶🎶🎶
Catherine S. Todd
@Philophire :3: thank YOU for your first comment; made me look it up. I had forgotten that it was a very old folk song which traveled all over Europe and made it to the U.S. via Leadbelly and more.
And I never knew you could buy your way out of the "gallows pole." It's such a horrific song, with the maiden's mother and father coming not with silver or gold, but to see her "swing from the gallows pole." How horrible is that? Most versions let her lover come to save her; I think I read that Zeppelin's version didn't!
Philophire :3
@Catherine S. Todd
Yup, thanks for the info!
When I made that comment I was going off what I recalled, naturally off the top of my head....did not bother looking it up, factchecking✔👀
or whatever.
Again, extra insight and clarity appreciated to all.
✨✌🙂✌🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶✨
Catherine S. Todd
@Philophire :3 : the original is very old folksong, sung in many countries! Leadbelly too. See more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maid_Freed_from_the_Gallows
Uwe Zeller
@Philophire :3 9l
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joel haaland
I always loved this song. Even more, when I learned that it dates back to the 1600's in some version or another. Iceland , Finland, Russia, Sweden and Norway all had some version of this song in their history.
Catherine S. Todd
Thanks Joel... here's more about this very old and popular folk song: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maid_Freed_from_the_Gallows
Jack Nikitos
Russia never ever had such a great thing. All they had do it is to steal intellectual property.
Andy Tomlinson
Leadbelly :-) 1888 - 1949, Mooringsport, Louisiana - "slow and easy"🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye2N_2ce3QE