Little Sadie - Brother Hill

track 2 of THE DERELICTION OF BROTHER HILL
Appalachian traditional ballad
performed by Knux & Brother Hill
vocals & banjo by Knux
backup vocals & bodhran by Brother Hill
© Hiddensee Publishing Ltd, July 2019. All Rights Reserved.

LYRICS

Went out last night took a look around
Met Little Sadie and I blew her down
Went back home, got into bed
.44 smokeless under my head

Woke up in the morning half past 9
Hacks and the buggies all standing in line
Gents and the gamblers standing all around
Takin Little Sadie to her burying ground

Standin on the corner reading the bill
When along came the sheriff from Thomasville
Says “Young man ain’t your name Brown?
Remember the night you shot Sadie down?”

Says “Yessir my name is Lee,
And I murdered Little Sadie in the first degree
First degree, second degree
Got any papers, wanna read ‘em to me?”

Went downtown all dressed in black
And they put me on the train and sent me back
Sent me back down to that Thomasville jail
And I’m gonna forego my bail

Judge and the jury took the stand
And the judge and the judge held his paper in his right hand
Forty-one days, forty-one nights
Forty-one night years to wear the ball and stripes