《Poor Ellen Smith》歌词

歌曲： Poor Ellen Smith

所属专辑：Humming By The Flowered Vine

歌手： Laura Cantrell

时长： 04:00

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Poor Ellen Smith - Laura Cantrell[00:00:00]

Come all you people my story to hear[00:00:11]

What happened to me in June of last year[00:00:15]

Oh its poor Ellen Smith how was she found [00:00:20]

Shot through the heart lying dead on the ground[00:00:25]

Its true I'm in jail a prisoner now[00:00:30]

God is here with me and hears every vow[00:00:35]

So I do promise the truth to relate[00:00:40]

I'll tell you all that I know of Ellen's sad fate[00:00:44]

I saw her on Monday before that sad day[00:00:50]

Found her body lying and took it away[00:00:54]

That she had been murdered never entered my mind[00:01:00]

Till a bullet through the heart they happened to find[00:01:04]

Who is so cruel so heartless so base[00:01:20]

To murder my poor Ellen in such a lonesome place [00:01:24]

I seen her laid out so still and so cold[00:01:30]

I heard the wild stories the witnesses told[00:01:34]

I choked back the tears as the people all said[00:01:40]

"It was you Peter Degraph shot our Ellen Smith dead"[00:01:44]

Ellen lies sleeping with her hand on her breast[00:01:50]

The bloodhounds and the sheriff won't give me no rest[00:01:54]

They got their Winchesters and hunted me down[00:02:00]

I stole away to Mt Airy town[00:02:04]

I laid off a year and I prayed the whole time[00:02:10]

The man could be found what committed the crime[00:02:14]

I prayed I'd come back and my character save[00:02:30]

But the flowers faded round poor Ellen's grave[00:02:34]

I came back to Winston my trial to stand[00:02:40]

I'll live or I'll die as the law might command[00:02:44]

Ellen lies sleeping in that lonesome churchyard[00:02:50]

I stare through the bars God knows it's hard[00:02:54]

I know they will hang me at least if they can[00:03:00]

But I swear to you I'll die as an innocent man[00:03:04]

My soul will be free when I stand at the bar[00:03:10]

Where God tries his cross then there like a star[00:03:14]

That shines in the night will my innocence shine[00:03:21]

And I'll make my appeal to the justice of time[00:03:25]