Among The Oak And Ash - Hiram Hubbard
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Come all you friends and neighbours, a story I will tell
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Come all you friends and neighbours, a story I will tell
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Concerning Hiram Hubbard and the way in which he fell
[Verse 2]
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While travelling through this country in sorrow and distress
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While travelling through this country in sorrow and distress
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The sheriff caught up to him and placed him under arrest
[Verse 3]
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Hiram Hubbard was not guilty, I heard a great man, he said
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Hiram Hubbard was not guilty, I heard a great man, he said
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He was not in this country, he was sixteen miles away
[Verse 4]
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They lead him up the holler, they lead him up the hill
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They lead him up the holler, they lead him up the hill
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To a place of execution where he sat to write his will
[Verse 5]
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They wound the cords around him, they bound him to a tree
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They wound the cords around him, they bound him to a tree
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Nine shots ran through him and he died most bitterly
[Verse 6]
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Hiram Hubbard was not guilty, I heard a great man, he said
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Hiram Hubbard was not guilty, I heard a great man, he said
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He was not in this country, he was sixteen miles away