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11 Batson told Mr. Sheriff, "Don't you know that's wrong?
You got me charged guilty unfriendly, And I know I ain't done the crime."
Cryin', "Oh, Mamma, I never harm no one."
12 Batson begin to cry, Tell you what he did do,
You could hear old Batson crying Just like a baby child.
13 The day Batson cried, This is the words he said, "You're trying me for murder, And I know I never harmed no one.
14 Well, the judge found him guilty, The clerk he wrote him down, The jurymen passed the sentence, Poor Batson, he had to be hung.
15 Batson begin to wonder, Batson begin to moan, Batson told his people,
"You just have to leave your home.
16 "You may bring me coffee, You may bring me tea,
You got to bring me everything I want 'Cept that black jailhouse key."
17 "Now you may dress in red, You may dress in black,
You may dress any color you want, But you'll never bring Batson back."
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