Lynchin' Party Lyrics - Bobby Bare

The lynch mob gathered in the square across from the jail 

Young Billy watched them from his cell and felt his courage fail 

Bill swore he wasn't guilty but the evidence was plain 

Tomorrow he would go on trial for killing Mary Jane 

They shouted, feed the prisoner hardy, we're gonna have a lynchin' party 

Gonna hang him high, watch him die for killing Mary Jane 

The mob is closer to the jail excitement all around 

The deputies kept moving back, afraid to hold their ground 

Then the young girl cried, you cowards 

But the lynch mob surged ahead 

Dragged young Billy from that jail and soon the kid was dead 

They shouted, feed the prisoner hardy, we're gonna have 

a lynchin'party 

The weeks went by and no one spoke about it anymore 

Or seemed to see the wreath, Billy's mother hung upon the door 

Then one night they dragged a ragged hobo from a train 

And he confessed he was the one who killed young Mary Jane 

They shouted, beat the prisoner hardy 

Gonna hang him high, watch him die for killing Mary Jane