The Ballad of Minnie Dean

[Verse 1]

Minnie was a mother to a hundred or more

In Winton Town

Red-faced mamas comin' knockin' on your door

A whole ten pounds

Winter in the south makes the heart beat slow

But hearts beat slower in the garden below

[Chorus 1]

Three went missin' and the men start diggin' in the ground, the ground

Men start diggin' in the ground, three found

Bring poor Minnie downtown

But a woman won't hang in Winton Town

[Verse 2]

Hundreds in the room when Minnie stood trial

Many more outside

Minnie you're accused of a serious crime:

Infanticide

The crowd all cheered as the gavel rang

But have mercy on the soul of the women who hangs

[Chorus 2]

Then they carried her away and the crowd all followed her down, down

The crowd all followed her down, three found

Everybody gathered round

To see a woman hang in Winton Town

To see a woman hang in Winton Town