By the rivers down south   There's gonna be a hangin'   He took the life of another man's wife   The evidence was damning   Let me simplify   Justice will be served   Let no one stand in our way   Let no one be concerned   In his eyes there was no regret   But you could feel the snap of his neck   They had all been friends   The couple and this man   And there was something wrong   With the story at hand   But I was blind with rage   And I was blind with hate   But now I had my doubts   But now it was too late   In his eyes there was no more pain   I think we'll have ourselves a hangin' again   Like a bird on a wire   One day they'll come for me   But I have no fear   I only did what I thought was right   Cast a stone if you dare   And so I stand alone   Before this great debate   But beware my words   As you seal my fate   In my eyes there was no regret   But you could feel the snap of my neck   Like a bird on a wire   In his eyes there was no more pain   I don't think this brid'll fly again   By the rivers down south   They had a bunch of hangings   They took the lives of everyone there   You know it was quite savage   But they were blind with rage   And they were blind with hate   And so I stood alone   Like a bird on a wire