See Also
- The Child ballad "Geordie" also features a rescue from the gallows by a payment.
- The song "Hallowed Be Thy Name", originally interpreted by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, describes the feelings of a condemned just before the execution and briefly gives an interpretation about life after death. The way of execution, as mentioned in the song, is represented through the motif "Gallows Pole" ("'cause at five o'clock/they'll take me to the Gallows Pole").
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—Bible: New Testament, Luke 10:23,24.