Big Jake’s Hanging Tree

Back in the old West there was Need for a hanging tree For evil lurked across the land And it was a form of equality As cowboys drove their cattle Across the farmer’s land Sometimes crime was commented And they had to take a stand And that was the way it was With an Indian called Big Jake A crime was committed on his people And justice he had to take A hanging tree was used, you see As was done across the land And this was the way folks Kept fairness close at hand So that is the story, my friend How they didn’t let criminals flee Just like the way it was handled With Big Jake’s hanging tree!