[verse] Went for a walk Down a long, cold road Met a gray old man Said “Your path’s been shown” [verse] Find a maiden Meet her kin Shake their hands Let your life begin [pre‑chorus] Drive out, build your home Quiet nights, the wheel will turn When the law speaks low You will learn [chorus] You’re the hanged man You’re the hanged man Brought down by the act Of your own hand [verse] Now a fiend in the high spire Under stars and the cold light’s fire This is the end This is the end [chorus] You held the land You held the land Lost it all By your own hand [outro] Ha! Ha! Ha! (end)
