The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll-Mason Jennings

[ti:The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll] [ar:Mason Jennings] [al:I'm Not There (Music From The Motion Picture)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll (哈蒂·卡罗尔的寂寞之死) - Mason Jennings [00:10.05]William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll [00:13.92]With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ringed finger [00:18.59]At a Baltimore hotel society gath'rin' [00:22.40] [00:23.03]And the cops were called in and his weapon took from him [00:27.84]As they rode him in custody down to the station [00:32.20]And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder [00:36.57] [00:38.94]But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears [00:47.40] [00:48.89]Take the rag away from your face [00:52.94]Now ain't the time for your tears [00:56.71] [01:04.95]William Zanzinger who had twenty-four years [01:08.45] [01:09.07]Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres [01:13.50]With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him [01:18.04]And high office relations in the politics of Maryland [01:22.86]Reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders [01:27.53]And swear words and sneering and his tongue it was a' snarling [01:32.28]And in a matter of minutes on bail was out walking [01:36.23] [01:38.90]But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears [01:48.00] [01:48.93]Take the rag away from your face [01:53.18]Now ain't the time for your tears [01:56.74] [02:05.16]Hattie Carroll was a maid in the kitchen [02:08.97]She was fifty-one years old and gave birth to ten children [02:13.71]Who carried the dishes and took out the garbage [02:18.38]And never sat once at the head of the table [02:23.02]And didn't even talk to the people at the table [02:27.37]Who just cleaned up all the food from the table [02:32.05]And emptied the ashtrays on the whole lower level [02:36.55]Got killed by a blow lay slain by a cane [02:41.31]That sailed through the air and came down through the room [02:46.11]Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle [02:50.67]And she never done nothin' to William Zanzinger [02:54.03] [02:58.22]And you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears [03:07.09] [03:08.20]Take the rag away from your face [03:12.51]Now ain't the time for your tears [03:16.20] [03:33.36]In the courtroom of honor the judge pounded his gavel [03:37.93]To show that all's equal and that the courts are on the level [03:42.55]And that the strings in the books ain't pulled and persuaded [03:46.04] [03:47.17]And that even the nobles get properly handled [03:51.24] [03:52.23]Once that the cops have chased after and caught 'em [03:56.29]And that ladder of law has no top and no bottom [04:00.60] [04:01.17]Stared at the person who killed for no reason [04:05.54]Who just happened to be feelin' that way without warnin' [04:10.21]And he spoke through his cloak most deep and distinguished [04:15.08]And handed out strongly for penalty and repentance [04:19.64]William Zanzinger with a six-month sentence [04:24.22] [04:26.10]Ah but you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears [04:35.62] [04:36.49]Bury the rag deep in your face [04:40.81]For now's the time for your tears