Kate McCannon

Well the raven is a wicked bird, it's wings are black as sin

And he floats outside my prison windows, mocking those within

And he sings to me real low

It's hell to where you go

For you did murder Kate McCannon

When I first met Tom McCannon I was working in the mud

Said he had himself a dark haired daughter, long green eyes

And when she and I did meet, she was bathing in the creek

Prettiest girl in the whole damn holler, that ain't no lie

So I went courting Kate McCannon

Got me a job and quit my rambling

Everyday I just save, a quarter of my pay

I can buy a diamond ring

One day I come home to find

My darling angel is not inside

So I made for the creek, where she and I did meet

Found her with some another lover

And I put three rounds into Kate McCannon