Half Hanged Maggie

half-hanged Maggie was her name
this is how her story went
the event that brought her fame
you might think was heaven-sent
'tis a tale of subterfuge
a town judge that was a scrooge
but in justice did relent

she was hanged: adultery,
the concealing of a child
was the charge: what doltery
she was hanged for it, but smiled
in the coffin, she woke up
the town judge -- he then spoke up
double jeopardy -- thus filed

Author notes: https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/half-hangit-maggie-scots-woman-who-survived-hanging-622567