Pud Marcums Hangin chords
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pud marcums hangin
Intro
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they say the grass won't grow where they built the gallows
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down in lawrence county up on town hill
they hung poor pud marcum for the crime of murder
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back then they called it justice but the grass aint growin still
puds uncle fisher marcum he was feared and hated
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many in the county wanted him dead
a bullet fired from ambush sent him to the graveyard
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but not before he sent pud shockley from his dying bed
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they say the grass won't grow where they built the gallows
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down in lawrence county up on town hill
they hung poor pud marcum for the crime of murder
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back then they called it justice but the grass aint growin still
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they tracked him through the snow to the place where he was hiding
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a law man said throw up your hands your under arrest
in the jailhouse he found Jesus but the jury found him guilty
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and sentenced him to hang til he was dead dead dead
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they say the grass won't grow where they built the gallows
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down in lawrence county up on town hill
they hung poor pud marcum for the crime of murder
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back then they called it justice but the grass aint growin still
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early in the morning on the 29th of april
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the sheriff came and led ol pud away
he had a peace about him as they neared the scaffold
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and he rode his own coffin up the hill to meet his fate
now my papaw told me a great big crowd was gathered
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to see him meet his maker for taking fishers life
they say he told the young folks let this be your warning
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and left this world singing dark is the night
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they say the grass won't grow where they built the gallows
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down in lawrence county up on town hill
they hung poor pud marcum for the crime of murder
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back then they called it justice but the grass aint growin still
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