[Verse 1]
A great crowd has now gathered
All around the jail today
To see me executed
And hear what I do say
[Verse 2]
Now I must hang this morning
For the murder of Lilli Schull
Whom I so cruelly murdered
And her body shamefully burned
[Verse 3]
The fire where I burned her
Is again now in my sight
Her lovely face recovering
And the fire that burned so bright
[Verse 4]
The cries of poor Lilli
Again I can almost hear
As she begged me not to kill her
Her life alone to spare
[Verse 5]
Now I bow down to Jesus
In penitential grief
And I beg Him now to save me
Like He did the dying thief
[Verse 6]
God bless my aged parents
Who mourn for me alone
And my wife and baby
Who will be left alone
[Verse 7]
Was then that I heard a whisper
In a most gentle tone
"My grave is one sufficient
To save the vilest one"
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