The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll-Martin Carthy

[ti:The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll] [ar:Martin Carthy] [al:Signs Of Life] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.34]The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll - Martin Carthy [00:01.18]Written by：Dylan [00:01.32]William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll [00:05.47] [00:06.38]With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger [00:11.16]At a Baltimore hotel society gath'rin' [00:14.89]And the cops were called in and his weapon took from him [00:19.22]As they rode him in custody down to the station [00:23.71]And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder [00:28.35] [00:30.89]And you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears [00:40.07] [00:42.03]Take the rag away from your face [00:46.04] [00:47.01]Now ain't the time for your tears [00:51.24] [00:54.96]William Zanzinger who at twenty-four years [00:58.72] [01:00.37]Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres [01:04.27]With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him [01:08.63]And high office relations in the politics of Maryland [01:13.25]Who reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders [01:17.69]And swear words and sneering and his tongue it was snarling [01:22.73]In a matter of minutes on bail was out walking [01:27.52] [01:30.22]And you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears [01:39.44] [01:41.16]Take the rag away from your face [01:45.04] [01:45.82]Now ain't the time for your tears [01:50.45] [01:56.21]Hattie Carroll was a maid of the kitchen [02:00.78]She was fifty-one years old and gave birth to ten children [02:05.79]Who carried the dishes and took out the garbage [02:09.77]And never sat once at the head of the table [02:14.27]And never even spoke to the people at the table [02:18.75]Who just cleaned up all the food from the table [02:23.55]And emptied the ashtrays on a whole other level [02:28.29] [02:29.20]Got killed by a blow lay slain by a cane [02:33.66]That sailed through the air and came down through the room [02:38.19]Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle [02:42.94]And she never done nothing to William Zanzinger [02:47.84] [02:50.40]And you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears [03:00.15] [03:01.93]Take the rag away from your face [03:05.75] [03:06.73]Now ain't the time for your tears [03:11.41] [03:19.34]In the courtroom of honor the judge pounded his gavel [03:23.35] [03:25.11]To show that all's equal and that the courts are on the level [03:29.28]And that the strings in the books ain't pulled and persuaded [03:34.23]And that even the nobles get properly handled [03:38.99]Once that the cops have chased after and caught 'em [03:43.08]And that the ladder of law has no top and no bottom [03:48.06] [03:49.09]Stared at the person who killed for no reason [03:53.05]Who just happened to be feelin' that way without warnin' [03:57.42] [03:58.72]And he spoke through his cloak most deep and distinguished [04:03.48]And handed out strongly for penalty and repentance [04:08.58]William Zanzinger with a six-month sentence [04:12.83] [04:15.40]And you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears [04:25.33] [04:26.63]Bury the rag most deep in your face [04:30.47] [04:32.04]For now's the time for your tears