Come and take heed
Be sworn by the death of Ella Speed
Come and take heed
Be sworn by the death of Ella Speed
Now Ella Speed was downtown and she was having a lot of fun
And here's the deed Bill Martin done
Now Ella Speed was downtown and she was having a lot of fun
And here's the deed Bill Martin done
Oh, Bill Martin he was tall and slender
Better known as him being a bar tender
Oh, Bill Martin he was tall and slender
Better known as him being a bar tender, hey
The deed that old Bill Martin done
Was commit murder with a Colt 41
Oh, the deed that old Bill Martin done
Was commit murder with a Colt 41, hey
When folks downtown heard Ella Speed was dead
Yeah, they were really red and red
Well, when folks downtown heard Ella Speed was dead
Yeah, they were really red and red
Oh, come and take heed
Be sworn by the death of Ella Speed, yeah
Come and take heed
Be sworn by the death of Ella Speed, hey