The Girl I Sawed in Half

[Verse 1]
My mother was a lady
And my father loved to laugh
But the girl really broke my heart was the girl I sawed in half
She knew that I fancied her but I kept it in my heart
Til her partner died from fever and she had no one to pull saw
I told her that I fancied her
And this had been my dream
Since the day I first saw her show with Silas Green from New Orleans
For a year our romance blossomed
Each night the crowds did cheer
I yodelled some blues and ballads
And made her disappear
She was my gal
She wouldn't do me wrong

[Verse 2]
One night coming back to our tent
With a bucket of slugs
I spied my gal making love
With a strong man Louie bug
For many nights they loved away to them I was a fool by far
But worst of all he had the nerve to try to play my guitar
While they were making love
I went and tickled his wine
And I did this readjust the box each night she was shackled and tied
I called him Louie bug his crowd was intertwined
Would you like to take a turn
To saw that girl of mine
She been my gal
Now she was doing me wrong(that's right)
That night the tent was overflowing
And the people gathered round
(Tonight folks we have a treat for you Louie would you come on down)
Out of his mind on my pickled wine
He never heard the cries
He thought it all part of the show
And he had a blindfold on his eyes
I called myself a lawyer from New Orleans town
Finishing flanagin and ford I said boys you better sit right down
I told them my sad story
The only reason I was loud
That Louie planned that deed so foul
We was drawing bigger crowds
Now I’m on the road and you bet I’ll be going far
But finishing flanagin and ford
Make sure I got back my guitar
It's true but sad the girl I sawed in half