Ewan MacColl — Go Down Ye Murderers

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[Verse 1]
    Em
Tim Evans was a prisoner,
     D/F#
Fast in his prison cell
    Em
And those who read about his crimes,
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They damned his soul to hell,
            Em        D/F#         Em
Sayin', "Go down, you murderer, go down."


[Verse 2]
        Em
For the murder of his own dear wife
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And the killing of his own child
    Em
The jury found him guilty
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And the hangin' judge, he smiled.
            Em        D/F#         Em
Sayin', "Go down, you murderer, go down."


[Verse 3]
    Em
Tim Evans pleaded innocent
       D/F#
And he swore by Him on high,
        Em
That he never killed his own dear wife
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Nor caused his child to die.
            Em        D/F#         Em
Sayin', "Go down, you murderer, go down."


[Verse 4]
    Em
The governor came to see him
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And the chaplain by his side,
     Em
Said, "Your appeal has been turned down,
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Prepare yourself to die."
            Em        D/F#         Em
Sayin', "Go down, you murderer, go down."


[Verse 5]
        Em
So they moved him out of C-block
       D/F#
To his final flowery dell,
    Em
And day and night two screws were there
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And they never left his cell.
            Em        D/F#         Em
Sayin', "Go down, you murderer, go down."


[Verse 6]
Em
Sometimes they played draughts with him
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And solo and pontoon,
   Em
To stop him brooding on the rope
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That was to be his doom.
            Em        D/F#         Em
Sayin', "Go down, you murderer, go down."


[Verse 7]
     Em
They brought his grub in on a tray,
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There was eggs and meat and ham,
    Em
And all the snout that he could smoke
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Was there at his command.
            Em        D/F#         Em
Sayin', "Go down, you murderer, go down."


[Verse 8]
Em
Tim Evans walked in the prison yard
        D/F#
And the screws, they walked behind
       Em
And he saw the sky above the wall
       G                D/F#
But he knew no peace of mind.
            Em        D/F#         Em
Sayin', "Go down, you murderer, go down."


[Verse 9]
Em
They came for him at eight o'clock
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And the chaplain read a prayer
    Em
And then they marched him to that place
          G              D/F#
Where the hangman did prepare.
            Em        D/F#         Em
Sayin', "Go down, you murderer, go down."


[Verse 10]
    Em
The fixed the rope around his neck
      D/F#
And a washer behind his ear.
        Em
And the prison bell was tolling
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But Tim Evans did not hear.
            Em        D/F#         Em
Sayin', "Go down, you murderer, go down."


[Verse 11]
  Em
A thousand lags were cursing
      D/F#
And a-banging on the doors
    Em
Tim Evans did not hear 'em,
       G             D/F#
He was deaf for ever more.
            Em        D/F#         Em
Sayin', "Go down, you murderer, go down."


[Verse 12]
       Em
It was Christy was the murderer
    D/F#
And everybody knew
     Em
They sent Tim Evans to the drop
      G               D/F#
For a crime he didn't do.
            Em        D/F#         Em
Sayin', "Go down, you murderers, go down."		
    

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