Artist: | Song: Pud Marcums Hangin

Artist/Band: Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time Tabs
Song: Pud Marcums Hangin Tab

larry cordle 	 
pud marcums hangin

Intro 
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they say the grass won't grow where they built the gallows

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down in lawrence county up on town hill


they hung poor pud marcum for the crime of murder

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back then they called it justice but the grass aint growin still

                                      
puds uncle fisher marcum he was feared and hated

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many in the county wanted him dead


a bullet fired from ambush sent him to the graveyard

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but not before he sent pud shockley from his dying bed

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they say the grass won't grow where they built the gallows

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down in lawrence county up on town hill


they hung poor pud marcum for the crime of murder

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back then they called it justice but the grass aint growin still

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they tracked him through the snow to the place where he was hiding

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a law man said throw up your hands your under arrest


in the jailhouse he found Jesus but the jury found him guilty

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and sentenced him to hang til he was dead dead dead

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they say the grass won't grow where they built the gallows

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down in lawrence county up on town hill


they hung poor pud marcum for the crime of murder

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back then they called it justice but the grass aint growin still


solo
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early in the morning on the 29th of april 

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the sheriff came and led ol pud away


he had a peace about him as they neared the scaffold
 
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and he rode his own coffin up the hill to meet his fate


now my papaw told me a great big crowd was gathered

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to see him meet his maker for taking fishers life


they say he told the young folks let this be your warning

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and left this world singing dark is the night


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they say the grass won't grow where they built the gallows

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down in lawrence county up on town hill


they hung poor pud marcum for the crime of murder

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back then they called it justice but the grass aint growin still

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