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Oh my name is Samuel Hall, chimney sweep,
Oh my name is Samuel Hall, chimney sweep,
Oh my name is Samuel Hall, and I've robbed both great and small
And now I pays for all. Blast your eyes!
I killed a man they said, so they said,
I killed a man they said, yes they said
I killed a man they said, and I smashed in his head
With a great big lump of lead. Blast his eyes!
Then the sheriff he came too, he came too,
Then the sheriff he came too, he came too,
Then the sheriff he came too, with his little boys in blue,
He said, "Sam, we'll see you through." Blast his eyes!
Then they took me to the quad, to the quad,
Then they took me to the quad, to the quad,
Then they took me to the quad, and they tied me to a log,
And they left me there, by God. Blast their eyes!
Now I goes up Holborne Hill in a cart,
I goes up Holborne Hill in a cart,
I goes up Holborne Hill in a cart, at St. Giles I takes my gill,
And at Tyburn makes my will. Blast your eyes!
Then the hangman he came to, he came to,
Then the hangman he came to, he came to,
Then the hangman he came to, he said, "Sam, we'll see you through.
But there's bloody work to do." Blast his eyes!
I see Molly in the crowd, in the crowd,
I see Molly in the crowd, in the crowd,
I see Molly in the crowd, and I shouted right out loud.
"Molly ain't you proud? Blast your eyes!"
So it's up the rope I go, up I go,
It's up the rope I go, up I go,
It's up the rope I go while you bastards down below
Say "Sam, we told you so." Blast your eyes!
This is my funeral knell, funeral knell,
This is my funeral knell, funeral knell,
This is my funeral knell, but I'll see you all in hell,
And I hope you frizzles well. Blast your eyes!
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