The rope is loose br Swinging from the gallow br Rounded in a noose br Hard lump I swallow br br I have done wrong br Step forward, take a bow br I stole her song br Rope around my neck, allow br br Forward I stare br Rope tightens br The blame I bear br Heartbeat heightens br br Last words spoken br 'I love her you see' br Now only a token br Deaf ears, hear my plea br br Upon the stool br Fingers pointing br Stands the old fool br Crowd shouting br br Stool kicked away br People blur, out of sight br End of rope I sway br Blackness comes, my last goodnight br br Girls lament br The women wail br For the boys there sent br For all men that fail br br In the ground br No more worries br A sleep I have found br no need to hurry br br Even under the ground br Love! not sinning br Peace not found br Soul still spinning br br br br br RGNBbr br Robert Greenbr br