| 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 hate you one and all | |
| And my neck must pay for all here I die | |
| Oh, they treat you like a slave, that's no lie, that's no lie | |
| Oh, they treat you like a slave, that's no lie | |
| Oh, they treat you like a slave from the cradle to the grave | |
| But the rich must help the poor, so must I | |
| I had three fine sons to feed, that's no joke, that's no joke | |
| And a wife worn out from need, that's no joke | |
| But the boss he said to me, "Get your brats out on the street | |
| For they cost too much to feed", that's no lie, that's no lie | |
| My wife died from misery, that's no lie | |
| Oh, I struck the bastard down, I don't deny, I don't deny | |
| Raised the black flag up on high for anarchy | |
| Oh, I struck the bastard down, to hell with bosses, church and crown | |
| But they hunted me to ground like a dog | |
| Oh, they took me to Cootehill, in a cart, in a cart | |
| Oh, they took me to Cootehill, in a cart | |
| And the priest he said to me, "Repent or face eternity" | |
| "Keep your rich man's God from me", so said I, so said I | |
| He never gave a damn for me, so said I | |
| Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke, that's no joke | |
| While my sons looked on with tears in their eyes | |
| Up the ladder I did grope and the hangman pulled the rope | |
| And the last words I spoke tumblin' down, tumblin' down | |
| "Liberty for all mankind," tumblin' down | |
| Oh, my 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 hate you one and all | |
| And my neck must pay for all here I die, here I die | |
| Oh, my neck must pay for all here I die, here I die | |
| Oh, my neck must pay for all here I die, here I die |