《The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll》歌词

歌曲： The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

所属专辑：In That Golden Summer Time

歌手： Judy Collins

时长： 06:04

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The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll - Judy Collins[00:00:01]

William Zantzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll[00:00:19]

With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger[00:00:23]

At a Baltimore hotel society gathering[00:00:29]

And the cops were called in[00:00:34]

And his weapon took from him[00:00:36]

As they rode him in custody down to the station[00:00:38]

And booked William Zantzinger for first degree murder[00:00:44]

But you who philosophize disgrace[00:00:53]

And criticize all fears[00:01:01]

Take the rag away from your face[00:01:07]

Now ain't the time for your tears[00:01:14]

William Zantzinger who at twenty four years[00:01:24]

Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres[00:01:28]

With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him[00:01:32]

And high office relations in the politics of Maryland[00:01:37]

Reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders[00:01:42]

And swear words and sneering[00:01:46]

And his tongue it was snarling[00:01:48]

In a matter of minutes on bail was out walking[00:01:51]

But you who philosophize disgrace[00:02:00]

And criticize all fears[00:02:09]

Take the rag away from your face[00:02:15]

Now ain't the time for your tears[00:02:22]

Hattie Carroll was a maid of the kitchen[00:02:31]

She was fifty one years old[00:02:35]

And gave birth to ten children[00:02:37]

Who carried the dishes and took out the garbage[00:02:42]

And never sat once at the head of the table[00:02:46]

And didn't even talk to the people at the table[00:02:50]

Who just cleaned up all the food from the table[00:02:56]

And emptied the ashtrays on a whole other level[00:03:01]

Got killed by a blow lay slain by a cane[00:03:08]

That sailed through the air and came down through the room[00:03:12]

Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle[00:03:18]

And she never done nothing to William Zantzinger[00:03:24]

But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears[00:03:36]

Take the rag away from your face[00:03:48]

Now ain't the time for your tears[00:03:55]

In the courtroom of honor[00:04:04]

The judge pounded his gavel[00:04:06]

To show that all's equal and that the courts are on the level[00:04:09]

And that the strings in the books ain't pulled and persuaded[00:04:13]

And that even the nobles get properly handled[00:04:17]

Once that the cops have chased after and caught them[00:04:22]

And that the ladder of law has no top and no bottom[00:04:26]

Stared at the person who killed for no reason[00:04:34]

Who just happened to be feeling that way without warnin[00:04:40]

And he spoke through his cloak[00:04:47]

Most deep and distinguished[00:04:49]

And handed out strongly[00:04:51]

For penalty and repentance[00:04:54]

William Zantzinger with a six month sentence[00:04:58]

Oh but you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears[00:05:07]

Bury the rag deep in your face[00:05:24]

For now's the time for your tears[00:05:32]