Henry was a bigamist, a liar, and a thief
Every time he married the woman came to grief
He built himself a castle, a b***** house of pain
And nobody who went in was ever seen again
All across the USA the doctor made his rounds
With one step on the Pinkertons and one step on their hounds
Until a grieving mother offered up the wretch
Then Henry made a house call to jolly old Jack Ketch
Hey!
Doctor Thomas Neil Cream he was a ladies man
He left a trail of broken hearts from London to Milan
He danced them and romanced them and he gave a little wink
As he slipped a drop of poison in their after-dinner drink
The law caught up with Thomas and they dragged him to the dock
Where the man in black lets go the trap that sends you to the drop
Thomas Cream took his last breath and shouted "I am Jack!"
Then the floorboards dropped away and Thomas' neck was snapped
Hey!
So if you are a blackguard, a thug or ne'er-do-well
You'd better pray to Jesus to save your soul from hell
'Cause there's a noose that fits your neck, no matter small or big
And at its end you'll kick your feet and dance the Tyburn Jig
Hey!
Every time he married the woman came to grief
He built himself a castle, a b***** house of pain
And nobody who went in was ever seen again
All across the USA the doctor made his rounds
With one step on the Pinkertons and one step on their hounds
Until a grieving mother offered up the wretch
Then Henry made a house call to jolly old Jack Ketch
Hey!
Doctor Thomas Neil Cream he was a ladies man
He left a trail of broken hearts from London to Milan
He danced them and romanced them and he gave a little wink
As he slipped a drop of poison in their after-dinner drink
The law caught up with Thomas and they dragged him to the dock
Where the man in black lets go the trap that sends you to the drop
Thomas Cream took his last breath and shouted "I am Jack!"
Then the floorboards dropped away and Thomas' neck was snapped
Hey!
So if you are a blackguard, a thug or ne'er-do-well
You'd better pray to Jesus to save your soul from hell
'Cause there's a noose that fits your neck, no matter small or big
And at its end you'll kick your feet and dance the Tyburn Jig
Hey!