Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SAM HALL, by ANONYMOUS


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SAM HALL, by                    
First Line: "oh, my name it is sam hall, it is sam hall"
Last Line: "all the whores are down in hell, god damn their eyes"
Subject(s): Crimes & Criminals;curses;hate;murder


Oh, my name it is Sam Hall,
Oh, my name it is Sam Hall,
Oh, my name it is Sam Hall, and I hate you one and all,
You're a bunch of muckers all,
Damn your eyes, damn your eyes.
Oh, I killed a man 'tis said, so 'tis said,
Oh, I killed a man 'tis said, and I bashed his bloody head,
And I left him there for dead,
(And I kicked him where he bled).
Oh, they took me to the quad, to the quad,
Oh, they took me to the quad,
and they left me there, by God,
With a ball and chain and rod,
Now the preacher he did come, he did come,
Now the preacher he did come,
and he looked so God-damn glum,
As he talked of Kingdom Come,
(He can kiss my ruddy bum).
Oh, the sheriff he come too, he come too,
Oh, the sheriff he come too, with his little boys in blue,
Sayin', "Sam, we'll see you through,"
Oh, it's up the rope I go, up I go,
Oh, it's up the rope I go, with those bastards down below,
Sayin', "Sam, we told you so,"
I saw Nellie in the crowd, in the crowd,
I saw Nellie in the crowd,
and she looked so stooped and bowed,
That I hollered right out loud,
("Hey Nellie! Ain't you proud!")
(Like to see her in her shroud.)
Let this be my parting knell, parting knell,
Let this be my parting knell, hope to see you all in Hell,
Hope to hell you sizzle well,
It's in Heaven now I dwell, now I dwell,
It's in Heaven now I dwell, and it is a bloody cell,
All the whores are down in Hell,
Damn their eyes, damn their eyes,
All the whores are down in Hell, God damn their eyes.







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