Little Sadie (Trad.) this song is crooked, beware

Em

Went out last night to take a look around

D                                 Bm

Met little Sadie and I blowed her down

Bm

Went right home, went to bed

Bm (for 3 beats)                         Em

Forty-four smokeless under my head

Woke up the next morning about half past nine

The hacks and the buggies all standing in line

The gents and the gamblers standing all around

Taking little Sadie to her burying ground

Well I began to think what a deed I'd done

Grabbed my hat and away I run

Made a good run, but a little too slow

They overtook me in Jericho

I

'm standing on the corner reading a bill

Along came the sheriff from ThomasVille

Says "Young man, is your name Brown?

Remember the night you blowed Sadie down?"

Riff

Oh, yes sir, my name is Lee

I murdered little Sadie in the first degree

First degree and the second degree

Got any papers would you read 'em to me

Well they took me downtown all dressed in black

Put me on the train and sent me back

Sent me back to the county jail

I had nobody for to go my bail

The judge and the jury they took the stand

The judge held the paper in his right hand

Forty-one days, forty-one nights

Forty-one years to wear the ball and stripes (Em9)