Oh me name it is Sam Hall - chimney sweep chimney sweep  Oh me name it is Sam Hall - chimney sweep  Oh me name it is Sam Hall and I hate you one and all  And me neck must pay for all 'ere I die    Oh they treat you like a slave that's no lie, that's no lie  Oh they treat you like a slave that's no lie  Oh they treat you like a slave from the cradle to the grave  but the rich must help the poor so must I    I had three fine sons to feed that's no joke, that's no joke  And a wife worn out from need, that's no joke  But the boss he said to me, get your brats out on the street  For they cost too much to feed, that's no lie, that's no lie  My wife died from misery, that's no lie    Oh I struck the bastard down, I don't deny, I don't deny  Raised the black flag up on high for anarchy  Oh I struck the bastard down  To hell with bosses, church and crown  But they hunted me to ground like a dog    Oh they took me to Cootehill in a cart, in a cart  Oh they took me to Cootehill in a cart  And the priest he said to me  Repent or face eternity  Keep your rich man's god from me, so said I, so said I  He never gave a damn for me, so said I    Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke, that's no joke  While my sons looked on with tears in their eyes  Up the ladder I did grope and the hangman pulled the rope  And the last words I spoke tumblin' down, tumblin' down  "Liberty for all mankind," tumblin' down    Oh me name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep chimney sweep  Oh me name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep  Oh me name it is Sam Hall and I hate you one and all  And me neck must pay for all 'ere I die