Poor Ellen Smith

Traditional, arr. by Crooked Still

Poor Ellen Smith, now where was she found?

Shot through the heart, lying cold in the ground

many hearts has she broken many lives she has ended,

now all that has ended and you're dead in the snow

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Poor Ellen, poor Ellen, you've wasted your life

You could have made some man a very good wife

Your friends tried to warn you, of your ending you was told

Now all that has ended and you're dead in the snow

So early this morning, poor Ellen was found

Shot through the heart, lying cold in the ground

The men, they will mourn you, their wives will be glad

Such is the ending of a girl that is bad

Perhaps you're in heaven, God only knows

The bible, it tells us you've gone down the road

Poor Ellen Smith, now where was she found?

Shot through the heart, lying cold in the ground