Charles Giteau-Preston Young

[ti:Charles Giteau] [ar:Kelly Harrell] [al:American Murder Ballads] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Charles Giteau - Preston Young [00:09.79]Written by：Traditional [00:19.59]Come all you tender Christians [00:21.81]Wherever you may be [00:23.42] [00:24.29]And likewise pay attention from few my for me [00:28.38] [00:29.00]I was down at the depot to make my getaway [00:32.98] [00:33.68]And providence turned against me [00:36.02]It proved to be too late [00:37.68] [00:38.47]I tried to play off insane [00:40.73]But found it would not do [00:42.54] [00:43.09]The people all against me [00:45.55]It proved to make no show [00:47.29] [00:47.84]Judge cox he passed the sentence [00:50.13]The clerk he wrote it down [00:52.11] [00:52.96]On the thirtieth day of June [00:54.85]They'll die was can then [00:56.79] [00:57.40]My name is Charles Guiteau [00:59.59]My name I'll never deny [01:02.17]To leave my aged parents to sorrow and to die [01:06.70]But little did I think [01:08.46] [01:08.96]While in my youthful bloom [01:11.42]I'd be carried to the Scaffold [01:13.88]Meet my fatal doom [01:15.54] [01:16.15]My sister came in prison to bid her last farewell [01:20.70]She threw her arms around me [01:23.17]She wept most bitterly [01:24.78] [01:25.39]She said my loving brother [01:27.73]Today you must die [01:30.03]For the murder of James a garfield [01:32.31]Upon the Scaffold high [01:34.14] [01:34.66]My name is Charles Guiteau [01:37.01]My name I'll never deny [01:38.90] [01:39.44]To leave my aged parents [01:41.61]To sorrow and to die [01:43.99]But little did I think [01:46.31]While in my youthful bloom [01:48.12] [01:48.64]I'd be carried to the Scaffold [01:50.99]To meet my fatal doom [01:52.69] [02:09.16]And now I'm out to Scaffold [02:11.29]To bid you all adieu [02:13.11] [02:13.62]The hangman's noose is a waiting [02:15.73]It's a quarter after two [02:17.44] [02:17.99]The black cap is on my face [02:20.18]No longer can I see [02:21.84] [02:22.49]But when I'm dead and buried [02:24.60]Dear Lord remember me [02:26.32] [02:26.93]My name is Charles Guiteau [02:29.04]My name I'll never deny [02:30.86] [02:31.42]To leave my aged parents [02:33.65]To sorrow and to die [02:35.48] [02:35.98]But little did I think [02:37.71] [02:38.23]While in my youthful bloom [02:40.45]I'd be carried to the Scaffold [02:42.85]To meet my fatal doom