Little Sadie
Fatal Betrayal: Little Sadie's Dark Tale Unveiled
Lyrics
Went out last night, take a little round
Went out last night for a stroll
Met little Sadie and I blowed her down
Encountered a woman named Sadie and killed her
Then I run right home and went to bed
Returned home after the incident
With a forty-four smokeless under my head
Kept a .44 caliber gun close while sleeping
The girls all heard little Sadie was dead
Rumors spread that Sadie had died
They went home to be ragged in red
People mourned, wearing red rags as a symbol of grief
Come a slippin' and a slidin' down the street
People moved hurriedly down the street
In their loose mother hubbards and their stocking feet
Wearing loose, informal clothes and no shoes
Well I began to think what a deed I'd done
Realized the gravity of the crime committed
Grabbed my hat and I started to run
Fled the scene of the crime
I made a good run just a little too slow
Managed to escape but not fast enough
And they overtook me in Jericho
Apprehended in Jericho
Standing on the corner reading a bill
Observing a notice/poster on a street corner
Up stepped the sheriff of Thomasville
The sheriff of Thomasville approached
Said young man is your name Lee Brown?
Asked if the name was Lee Brown
Remember the night you blowed Sadie down?
Charged with Sadie's murder
Yes I said my name is Lee
Confirmed being Lee, admitting the murder
I murdered little Sadie in a first degree
Confessed to the premeditated murder of Sadie
First degree and a second degree
Specified the severity of the crime
If ya got any papers, read 'em to me
Asked for legal documents to be read aloud
Took me downtown, dressed me in black
Arrested, dressed in dark clothes
Put me on a train and send me back
Transported by train back to town
Didn't have no one to go on my bail
Couldn't find anyone to pay bail
Throw me back in the county jail
Thrown back into county jail
Judge and the jury took their stand
Legal proceedings began
Judge had the papers in his hand
The judge held legal documents
Forty-one days and forty-one nights
Received a sentence of 41 days/nights
Forty-one years just to wear them stripes
Endured a sentence of 41 years in prison
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