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