Ballad of Katie Mae

from Eight By Four by The Bardots

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Climb the steps of the gallows
thirteen pinewood stairs
a crowd gathered round to see him laid down
for what they could not care...

Children strained to see 'neath a hot noon sun
a man about to hang for a crime he never done...

Katie may she made her way
by the silk and satin gown

A debutante, by all account she threw aside her crown
High Society payed her no pity...
until she got a knife right through the heart

As the blood pooled around her blond Golden Crown
a judge's daughter Never Dies alone

Tyler Brown came from a side of town
where the sun refused to shine
He was born to a ma' that had done 'em all
she never seemed to mind

A modest act cost ten 'fitty
for twenty more she'd cross the line...
but when he met Katie may it strangled up his mind
a judge's daughter Never Dies alone

Sheriff Bill was the King of the Hill
he had the whole town scared to spit
he was drawn to a girl, that one little doll
that little blonde he could never get...

Katie Mae told Bill No..I'll never play your game
but no wasn't a word Billy knew

Late that night when he came around
to lay poor Katie down.....
a judge's daughter went and died alone

well, climb the steps of The Gallows
thirteen pinewood stairs
a crowd gathered 'round to see him laid down
for what they could not care...

Children strained to see 'neath a hot noon sun
a man about to hang for a crime he never done...

And when they came around to cut poor Tyler down
an innocent man went Swinging From The Gallows that day

-D. Anderson (all rights reserved)

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from Eight By Four, released February 27, 2019
D.Anderson - guitars and vocals
David White - drums
Jay Clear - guitars
Jeff Garnier - bass

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