The Ballad Of Minnie Dean

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

Three went missin' and men started diggin' in the ground (The ground)

Men started diggin' in the ground, three found

Bring poor Minnie downtown

But a woman won't hang in Winton Town

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 woman who hangs

Then they carried her away, 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