(Music by Hank Shermann Lyrics by

King Diamond)



Do you remember the bridge?

The bridge that was standing in ruin

Do you remember the sign?

Demons and witches were doing



They say it's a bad place

They say it's a magic place



Deep down under

The soil of this unholy land

Deep down under

The roots of a tree they have damned



It's the Old Oak Hanging Tree

It's the Old Oak Hanging Tree



Solo: Shermann



Nothing will grow in the ground

The Old Oak is killing it all

If you are ever around

Beware of the Oak and its charm



It's the Old Oak Hanging Tree

It's the Old Oak Hanging Tree



The Old Oak might make you blind

The Old Oak might trick your eyes

Hypnotized.....



It's a bad sign

When the Autumn comes and the leaves

are gone

Oh it's a bad sign

The Oak must feed in order to breed

Bad sign....... Bad sign

It's a bad sign when the Autumn comes

And the leaves are gone

It's a nightmare found

I wonder... what made this magic tree so



Solo: Shermann

Solo: Denner



Hang with me, hang with the hangman

Another season in another century

Hang with me, hang with the hangman

Blood from the madmen we hung in that

tree

Blood to the ground

Blood to the roots.... Red



All around the Old Oak

Deep into the ground they buried them

Indians of ancient times

Saw it as a holy shrine



Can you believe, sacrificing their own



Must have been a mighty GOD

To receive a gift of life

All the people must have known

Happiness would come if sown



Can you believe, sacrificing their own



Solo: Denner



The Old Oak might make you blind

The Old Oak might trick your eyes

Hypnotized.....



Solo: Shermann



No! Don't hang with me

As I go back to the Old Oak tree