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Sam Hall
See also: Samuel Small
And also: Sam Hall (As Per The Fables)

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 rob both great and small,
And me neck will pay for all when I die, when I die,
And me neck will pay for all when I die.

Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke, that's no joke,
Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke;
Up the ladder I did grope, and the hangman pulled the rope,
And ne'er a word I spoke, tumblin' down, tumblin' down,
And ne'er a word I spoke, tumblin' down.

Oh, they took me to Coote Hill in a cart, in a cart,
Oh, they took me to Coote Hill in a cart;
Oh, they took me to Coote Hill, and I stopped to make my will,
Saying the best of friends must part, so must I, so must I,
Saying the best of friends must part, so must I.

####.... Variant of a British broadside ballad, Sam Hall, [Laws L5] American Balladry From British Broadsides (G. Malcolm Laws, 1957). A somewhat milder variant of an English traditional (Jack Hall) who was hanged at Tyburn in 1707. In the 1840s the song was rewritten and performed on stage by music hall singer C. W. Ross who changed the title ....####

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