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Knoxville girl



I met a little girl in Knoxville
A town we all know well
And every Sunday evening
Out in her home I'd dwell



We went to take an evening walk
About a mile from town
I picked a stick up off the ground
And knocked that fair girl down



She fell down on her bended knees
For mercy she did cry
Oh, Willile, Dear, don't kill me here
I'm unprepared to die



She never spoke another word
I only beat her more
Until the ground around me
With her blood did flow



I took her by her golden curis
And dragged her round and round
Throwing her into the river
That flows through Knoxville Town