Though not released in physical format, “Hangman Jury” became the third song from Aerosmith’s big comeback album Permanent Vacation to chart on the US Rock Chart. The song spent 12 weeks on the it, peaking at #14 in December 1987.
In it, Tyler tells the story of a man who shoots his complaining wif...
[Verse 1]
Me and my old lady sittin' in the shade
Talking about the money that I ain't made
Singing o boy don't you line the
Track a lack a
[Chorus 1]
O boy don't you line the track
O boy don't you line the track a lack a
O boy don't you line the track
[Chorus 2]
If I could, I surely would
Stand on the rock that Moses stood
Singing o boy don't you line the track a lack a
[Chorus 1]
O boy don't you line the track
O boy don't you line the track a lack a
O boy don't you line the track
[Verse 2]
Drank so much hooch
It made my eyes be getting blurry
They say I nailed her to the wall
A stitch in time don't mean a thing
No hangman jury could make me crawl
Cause I'm a poor boy
[Chorus 1]
Dontcha line the track a lack a
O boy don't you line the track
O boy don't you line the track a lack a
OOO
[Verse 3]
What you do with the gun that's loaded
Shot her dead and her heart exploded
Tell me baby now d-dontcha worry
Like lyin' to the hangman jury
I swear I didn't know that .45 was loaded
In fact my memory ain't too clear
That's not to say she didn't get what she deserved
Least that's the way it look from here
Boy when you line the track a lack a
Hey boy don't you line the track a lack a
Hey boy don't you line the track
[Chorus 3]
Oh my love came tumblin' down
Oh love come tumblin' down
Oh (Let's get outta here)
When a love come tumblin'
[Verse 4]
And every night she take her thing
Into the city and in the mornin' make me beg
Cause If I'd taken all her real titty gritty
I'd smack her right upside the head boy
[Chorus 1]
Dontcha line the track a lack a
O boy don't you line the track
O boy don't you line the track
[Chorus 3]
Oh my love come tumblin' down
Oh when love come tumblin' down
Oh when love come tumblin'
[Verse 5]
Poor boy sweatin' in the hot summer night
Hangman waitin' for the early morning light
Singing hey boy don't you line the track a lack a
[Chorus 1]
O boy don't you line the track
O boy don't you line the track a lack a
O boy don't you line the track
[Chorus 2]
If I could, I surely would
Stand on the rock that Moses done stood
Singing o boy don't you line the track a lack a
O boy don't you line the track
Hangman Jury was written by Jim Vallance & Joe Perry & Steven Tyler.
Hangman Jury was produced by Bruce Fairbairn.
Aerosmith released Hangman Jury on Tue Aug 18 1987.