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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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William Zanzingerkilled Hattie Carroll
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With a cane that he twirled
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on his dia mond ring finger
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At a Baltimore hotel soci
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The police were called in and
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his weapon took from him
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They drove him into custody
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Charged William Zanzinger with First
Degree Murder
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Verse 2
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And you who philosophise disgrace
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and criticise my fears
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Take that rag away from your face
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now's not the time for your tears
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Verse 3
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When William Zan zinger was 24
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He was farming tobacco on 600 acres
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With rich wealthy parents
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to provide and protect him
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High office relations in the
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politics of Maryland
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Reacted to his deed with a shrug
of his shoulders
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With sneering and swear words
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his tongue it was snarling
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In less than 10 minutes on
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bail was out walking
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Verse 4
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And you who philosophise
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disgrace and criticise my fears,
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Take that rag away from your face
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now's not the time for your tears.
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Verse 5
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Hattie Carroll was a maid who
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worked in the kitchen
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51 years old she had 10 children
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She carried the dishes and
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took out the garbage
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She never once sat at the
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She never even spoke to the
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Just cleared all the food from the table
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And emptied ashtrays on
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Killed by a blow and lay slain
by a cane
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That sailed through the air and
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came down through the room
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Doomed and determined to des
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troy all that's gentle
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She never did nothing to
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William Zanzinger
Verse 6
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And you who philosophise
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disgrace and criticise my fears
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Take that rag away from your face
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now's not the time for your tears
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Verse 7
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At the courtroom of honour
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the Judge pounded his gavel
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To show all is equal and
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his court is on the level
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That the strings and the books
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are not pulled or persuaded
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Even the rich get properly treated
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Once the cops have chased
them and caught them
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The ladder of the law has no top
and no bottom
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He stared at that man who
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had killed for no reason
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Who just happened to be feeling
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that way without warning
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He spoke through his cloak most
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deep and distinguished
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And handed down strongly form
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penalty and repentance
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Gave William Zanzinger
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Verse 8
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And you who philosophise dis
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grace and criticise my fears
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Bury that rag most deep in your face
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now is the time for your tears.
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