Lyrics Ella Speed - Leadbelly
Bill
Martin
he
was
long
an'
slender,
Better
known
by
bein'
a
bartender.
Bill
Martin
he
was
long
an'
slender,
Better
known
by
bein'
a
bartender.
Bill
Martin
he
was
a
man
whut
had
a
very
small
hand
He
worked
ev'y
night
at
de
coffee
stand.
Bill
Martin
he
was
a
man
whut
had
a
very
small
hand
He
worked
ev'y
night
at
de
coffee
stand.
He
walked
out
for
to
borrow
a
gun'
Something
Bill
Martin
had
never
done.
Ella
Speed
was
downtown
havin'
her
lovin'
fun,
Long
came
Bill
Martin
wid
his
Colt
41.
De
fust
ball
it
entered
in
po'
Ella's
side,
De
nex'
ball
entered
in
her
breas',
De
third
ball
it
entered
in
her
head;
Dat's
de
ball
dat
put
po'
Ella
to
bed.
All
de
young
gals
eome
a-runnin'an'cryin',
All
de
young
gals
come
a-runnin'an'a-cryin',
"It
ain'
but
de
one
thing
worry
de
po'
gal's
min'-
She
lef'
her
two
lil
boys
behin'."
De
deed
dat
Bill
Martin
done'
Jedge
sentence:
"You
gonna
be
hung."
De
deed
dat
Bill
Martin
done'
Jedge
sentence:
"You
gonna
be
hung."
They
taken
Bill
Martin
to
de
freight
depot,
An'
de
train
come
rollin'
by,
He
wave
his
han'
at
de
woman
dat
he
love
An'
he
hung
down
his
head
an'
he
cry.
All
you
young
girls
better
take
heed'
Don'
you
do
like
po'
Ella
Speed;
Some
day
you
will
go
for
to
have
a
lil
fun
An'a
man
will
do
you
like
Bill
Martin
done.
1 In New Orleans
2 Fannin Street
3 Cow Cow Yicky Yea
4 Noted Rider
5 Midnight Special
6 De Kalb Blues
7 How Long
8 Good Morning Blues
9 Matchbox Blues
10 Frankie And Albert
11 Which Way Do the Red River Run
12 You Don't Know My Mind
13 Take A Whiff On Me
14 Leaving Blues
15 Blues About New York (So Doggone Soon)
16 Worried Blues
17 Rock Island Line
18 On A Monday
19 Becky Deem, She Was A Gamblin Gal
20 Sweet Mary Blues
21 Ella Speed
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