Jackie Hall - The Prodigals

My name is Jackie Hall, Jackie Hall, Jackie Hall

My name is Jackie Hall, Jackie Hall

My name is Jackie Hall, and I’ve robbed both great and small

They’re a gang of muckers all, damn their eyes

And I killed the man they said, so they said.

etc

I killed the man they said, for I cracked his bloody head

And they found him lying dead, damn his eyes

And they took me to the quad, etc

They took me to the quad, and they left me there by god

Fastened to a chain and rod, damn their eyes

Their chaplain he did come, etc

Their chaplain he did come, and he looked so bloody glum

As he talked of kingdom come, damn his eyes

And the captain he came too, etc

The captain he came too, with his boys in blue

Saying «Jack, we’ll see you through,» damn his eyes

Up the scaffold I must go

While the creatures down below

Mutter «Jack, we told you so,» damn their eyes

This will be my knell, etc

When I bid you all farewell

I will see you down in hell, down below