Brothers appear to have been The dupes of an artful woman Execution arrived Implicated in the crime While she escapes justice Execution arrived Seven months of fear Each of them delivered a paper Whitch declared their innocence Execution arrived Seven month of hope Clemency had been denied Clemency had been denied Petition for mercy The fear The hope The end They were hanged together And were long remembered Execution arrived Seven month of hope Clemency had been denied Clemency had been denied Petition for mercy The fear The hope The end The fear The hope The end For half a minute they stayed entwined in death As they had been before birth And their hands remained locked together The fear The end Petition for mercy