Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith

Send Me To The Lectric Chair
Composição de (George Brooks)
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He said Judge your honor Hear my plea 

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Before you open up your court 

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I don't crave no sympathy 

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for what I have to report 

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I caught her with a gambling Joe 

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I had warned her about once before 

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I pulled my knife, and I went insane 

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the rest you already know 

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he said Judge Judge good kind judge 

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send me to the lectric chair 

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he said Judge Judge hear me Judge 

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I want to get out of here 

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I want to take a journey to the devil down below 

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I sliced up my sweet petootie 

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I gotta reap just what I sow 

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So Judge Judge here me Judge 

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and send me to the lectric chair 


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He said Judge oh listen to me Judge 
Please now send me to the lectric chair 
He said Judge, your honor, mister, sir 
I love that girl so dear 
I don't want no bondsman to go my bail 
and I don't want to spend no 99 years stuck in your stinkin jail 
Judge judge here me judge 
send me to the lectric chair 


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He said Judge, aw Judge, Mr Sirica please 
send me to the lectric chair 
Aw Judge, Now Judge, Meister Judge 
Burn me cause I don't care 
First I cut her with my barlow 
and then I kinda kicked her in the side 
and then I stood there laughing on her 
while she buckled up an died 

So judge, judge here me Judge 
and send me to the lectric chair

Enviado por: Bruna Blazkowski

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