The PANDEMIC Podcast with Judson - Episode 69 - Sam Hall
Judson sings the Johnny Cash version of the song "Sam Hall" on acoustic, tracing back some of the history of the song. Folks songs adapt, and this one certainly has adapted from its origins as "Jack Hall," an infamous robber chimney sweep, to Carl Sandburg's "Gallow"s Song," to a song that is probably the most popular drinking song in the US Airforce. Judson concludes the episode with a concise version of the Cash version. Sam's head is in the noose, and "a swingin' he must go, he must go." Courtesy to Wikipedia and MainlyNorfolk.info- as well as the US National Archives.
