Oh gal, oh gal, with your darkened eyes    Kindle the wood and prepare the lies    And don't fail me know    Oh me, oh my, oh beast with might    Drown me with water and burn me with fire    And don't fail me now    Just don't fail me now    You don't do me right    You don't do me right    Why you do me wrong when the rope gets tight?    When the rope gets tight    When the rope gets tight       Oh day, oh night, oh darkened light    Drown me with water and burn me with fire    And don't fail me know    Oh Mary, oh mother of all that is near    Lead me to freedom from my kingdom of fear    And don't fail me now    Just don't fail me now    You don't do me right    You don't do me right    Why you do me wrong when the rope gets tight?    When the rope gets tight    When the rope gets tight    When the rope gets tight       Oh gal, oh gal, with your darkened heart    Kindle the wood and prepare to start    Just don't fail me now    Just don't fail me now    You don't do me right    You don't do me right    Why you do me wrong when the rope gets tight?    When the rope gets tight    When the rope gets tight    When the rope gets tight