Gallows Pole

Leadbelly/Page/Plant
Вариант исполнения в 1994 году на альбоме Пейджа/Планта "No Quarter"
Записана 24 августа 1994 в Studio 2, London TV Studios.
Оригинальный вариант песни и её перевод смотри здесь.

Заимствование
A new version of a traditional folk song which according to Dave Lewis can be traced back to Leadbelly, whose version was called "The Gallis Pole." The version this draws more on was by Fred Gerlach. The song "The Hangman's Knee" on Jeff Beck's "Beck-Ola" album employs a similar lyrical theme, that of the appeal to the hangman. Leadbelly's "The Gallis Pole" actually has the line, `Friend, did you get me silverm friend you get me gold, what did you get me dear friend, keep me from the Gallis Pole?', and he then repeats that line substituting friend for father, mother and wife.

Дополнительная информация
Мама, где мой гигиенический пакет, или "Keep Me From The Gallis Pole"
судьба одного блюза
Willy, ведущий сайта www.willy.msk.ru

Текст

Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while,
Think I see my friends comin',
Ridin’ many a mile.

A-friends, did you get some silver?
Did you get a little gold?
What did you bring me, my dear friends,
Keep me from the Gallows Pole?
What did you bring me
Keep me from the Gallows Pole?
 
I couldn't get no silver, I couldn't get no gold,
You know that we're too damn poor
To keep you from the Gallows Pole.
 
Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while,
I think I see my brother comin',
Ridin’ many a mile.

Mm-brother, did you get me some silver?
Ah, d’ya get a little gold?
A-what did you bring me, my brother,
Keep me from the Gallows Pole?
 
Brother, I brought you some silver, yeah,
I brought a little gold,
I brought a little of ev'ry thing
To keep you from the Gallows Pole.
Yes, I brought you 
To keep you from the Gallows Pole.
 
Hangman, hangman, turn your head awhile,
I think I see my sister coming,
Ridin' many a mile, mile, mile, mile.
Sister, I implore you, take him by the hand,
Take him to some shady bower,
Save me from the wrath of this man,
Please take him,
Save me from the wrath of this mad-man.
 
Hangman, hangman, upon your face a smile,
Pray tell me that I'm free to ride,
Ride for many a mile, mile, mile.
 
Oh, yes, you got a fine sister,
She warmed my blood from cold,
She warmed my blood to boiling hot
To keep you from the Gallows Pole, 
Pole, pole, pole, yeah yeah.

'brother brought me silver,
And your sister warmed my soul,
But now I laugh and pull so hard
And see you swinging on my Gallows Pole, yeah.
But now I laugh and pull so hard
See you swinging on the Gallows Pole, pole, pole.

Swinging on the Gallows Pole,
Swinging on the Gallows Pole,
Swinging on the Gallows Pole,
Swinging on the Gallows Pole, pole, pole,
  pole, pole, pole, pole, yeah.

{ Ahh~ah-hah.           Ahh~ah-hah. }
{ Ahh~ah-hah.         } Ah-hah-hah.
{ Ahh~ah-hah.         } Ah-hah-hah.
{ Ahh~ah-hah.         } Ah-hah-hah.
{ Ahh~ah-hah.         } Ah-hah-hah. 
{ Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah. } Ah-hah-hah-hah.
{ Ahh~ah-hah.         } Ah-ahh-ahh-hahh.
{ Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah. } Ah-ahh-hah.  
{ Ahh~ah-hah.         } Ah-hah-hah.

{ Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah. } Keep-a swingin'
{ Ahh~ah-hah.         } A-keep-a swingin'
{ Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah. } I keep-a swingin'.
{ Ahh~ah-hah.         } I keep-a swing~eah-yeah~yeah.
{ Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah. }
     Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma~ahh yeah.
{ Ahhh~ah-hah.        }
{ Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah. }
{ Ahh~ah-hah.         } Ooh~yeah.
{ Ahh~ah-hah-hah.     } Ooh yeah.

{ Ahh~ah-hah.         } Ah-hah-hah.
{ Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah. } Ah-hah-hah.
{ Ahh~ah-hah.         } Ah-hah-hah.
{ Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah. } Ah-hah.
Swingin' on the gallows,      { Ahh~ah-hah. } yeah.
Swingin' on the gallows pole. { Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah. }
Swingin' on the gallows pole. { Ahh~ah-hah.         } 
Swingin' on the, ah,          { Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah. }
I gotta swing.                { Ahh~ah-hah.         } 
See-saw marjory door.         { Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah. }
Gotta swing.                  { Ahh~ah-hah.         }
See-saw knock on my door.     { Ahh~ah-hah-hah.     } 

Ah! I gotta swing. [ Ahh-hah~ah ].
{ Ahh. } Keep-a swingin', yeah.
Keep it movin', yeah.
Keep it, ah. Ahhh~ohh-yeah.