Poor Ellen Smith Lyrics - Canadian Amp - Neko Case

Poor Ellen Smith, how was she found 

Shot through the heart lying cold on the ground 

Her body was mangled, and all cast around 

And blood marks the spot where poor Ellen was found 

They picked up her body, and carried it away 

Now she's a-sleepin' in some lonesome ol' grave 

Who had the heart, and who had the brain 

To shoot my little darling on this cold lonesome plain 

They picked up their rifles, and hunted us down 

They found us a loafin' all around town 

The jury my convict me, and God knows they can 

But I know I died as an innocent man 

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I've been in this prison for seven long years 

Each night I see Ellen through my bitter tears 

I got a letter yesterday I read it today 

The flowers on her grave have all faded away 

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The warden has told me that soon I'll be free 

To go to her grave 'neath that old holler tree 

I'm free from the walls of this prison, at last 

But I'll never be free from my sins of the past 

Poor Ellen Smith, how was she found 

Shot through the heart lying cold on the ground