Ella Speed

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 bartender
Oh Bill Martin he was tall and slender
Better known as him being a bartender

The deed that old Bill Martin done
Was commit murder with a Colt 41
The deed that old Bill Martin done
Was commit murder with a Colt 41

When folks downtown heard Ella Speed was dead
Well, they were really red and red
When folks downtown heard Ella Speed was dead
Well, they were really red and red

Come and take heed, be sworn by the death of Ella Speed
Come and take heed, be sworn by the death of Ella Speed