David Kenneth Ritz "Dave" Van Ronk (1936–2002) was an American folk singer. An important figure in the American folk music revival and New York City's Greenwich Village scene in the 1960s. "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me" appeared on his album called "Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger", which is considered as on of the most important and serious collections of 20th century folk music. Van Ronk did not write the song. This song is mostly mentioned as “traditional”, but the song has a long history that takes a number of twists and turns. There are different variations on the song with different titles. These title variations include “I’ve Been All Around This World,” “The Gambler,” “My Father Was a Gambler,” and “The New Railroad.” Sometimes, the song is called “Cape Girardeau,” from the song’s line “I been all around Cape Girardeau.” Another version specifies the location of the singer’s last stand in “Up On The Blue Ridge Mountains.”