Better known by his being a bartender
Bill Martin was long tall and slender,
better known by his being a bartender.
One day he went down to Faraway Gun,
And Ellis People's downtown
And the first ball entered in her side
And the second ball entered in her breast
The third ball entered in her hip
That was the ball that killed
And all the young girls come
All the young girls come a
With nothin' on them girls' minds
But she'd left her two sons behind
And for the deed, Bill Martin, that you done
you know you ought to be hung
For the deed, Bill Martin, that you done
Judge Sanders, you're going to be hung
And man, they took Bill Martin
And the train come a -rollin' by
He waved his hand to the woman he loved
And then he hung his head and cried
When the dead of war ever speak
At the down low poor Ellen's feet
Someday you'll go for a little lovin' fun
And a man will do like Bill
Someday you'll go for a little lovin' fun
And a man will do like Bill Maudin does
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