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If he swing by the string

He will hear the bell ring

And then there’s an end to poor Tommy

He must hang by the noose

For no hand will cut loose

The rope from the neck of poor Tommy.

Long long ago on a summer day

There in the sunlight he swung

Children were playing, the crowd was gay

This was the song that was sung

If he swing by the string

He will hear the bell ring

And then there’s an end to poor Tommy

He must hang by the noose

For no hand will cut loose

The rope from the neck of poor Tommy.

Down went the sun over Tiger Hill

Tommy was dead and gone

Gone was the crowd and the night was still

Only their soul lingered on Chorus:

If he swing by the string

He will hear the bell ring

And then there’s an end to poor Tommy

He must hang by the noose

For no hand will cut loose

The rope from the neck of poor Tommy.

Outside a jail only yesterday

Mother was wiping a tear

People were waiting their faces grey

But their song hadn’t changed through the year

If he swing by the string

He will hear the bell ring

And then there’s an end to poor Tommy

He must hang by the noose

For no hand will cut loose

The rope from the neck of poor Tommy.

If he swing

If he swing

If he swing

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