Upon the gallows hung a wretch lyrics

Upon the gallows hung a wretch,

Too sullied for the hell

To which the law entitled him.

As nature's curtain fell

The one who bore him tottered in , —

For this was woman's son.

"'Twere all I had," she stricken gasped —

Oh, what a livid boon!

• Artist:Emily Dickinson
• Album:1886