Ella Speed

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, hey.

The deed that old Bill Martin done

Was commit murder with a Colt 41

Oh, the deed that old Bill Martin done

Was commit murder with a Colt 41, hey.

When folks downtown heard Ella Speed was dead

Yeah, they were really red and red

Well, when folks downtown heard Ella Speed was dead

Yeah, they were really red and red.

Oh, come and take heed

Be sworn by the death of Ella Speed, yeah

Come and take heed

Be sworn by the death of Ella Speed, hey.