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 bar tender
Oh Bill Martin he was tall and slender, better known as him being a bar tender
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

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Writer(s): RAY DORSET