《Mister Garfield》歌词

[00:00:02] Me and my brother was down close to the depot

[00:00:05] When I heard the report of a pistol

[00:00:08] I hollered I wonder what was that

[00:00:11] He run out and come back and he said

[00:00:14] That was a report of a pistol

[00:00:17] And I thought I was gonna faint when he said it

[00:00:19] Mr Garfields been shot down shot down shot down

[00:00:25] Mr Garfields been shot down low

[00:00:29] Lord I knew the President was supposed to be down the depot that day

[00:00:34] But I just wouldn't let myself believe that hed been shot

[00:00:37] Me and my bother run out there and everybody was all confused

[00:00:40] And hollering and running round

[00:00:42] And I stepped up to this one lady and I said that

[00:00:46] Maam what was it really that happened Maam and she said that

[00:00:50] Mr Garfields been shot down shot down shot down

[00:00:54] Mr Garfields been shot down low

[00:01:00] Well it looked like everybody felt just about as bad as I did

[00:01:04] Everybody started drift off to home

[00:01:07] Me and my brother did too

[00:01:10] Then a few weeks later I heard that the President was still alive

[00:01:13] So I told my brother I said Hey let's get on a train

[00:01:18] And go to that Big House up there and see how the President is

[00:01:23] Let's go up there to where he's laid up hurt and sick wed see him

[00:01:26] So we went on up there and that big White House

[00:01:29] And there was a soldier boy standin round upside outside

[00:01:32] And I sidled up to him and I said to that soldier boy

[00:01:35] I said Who was it that did it

[00:01:39] Who was it that shot the President

[00:01:41] And he said that It was Charlie Guiteau that shot Mr Garfield

[00:01:45] And I said Charlie Guiteau done shot down a good man good man

[00:01:52] Charlie Guiteau done shot down a good man low

[00:01:57] Charlie Guiteau done shot down a good man good man

[00:02:05] That soldier boy said that

[00:02:07] Miss Lucretia Garfield was always at his bedside

[00:02:11] In the heat of the day fannin him when he was hot

[00:02:14] And he said just that mornin that he had been at the window

[00:02:18] And hed overheard Miss Lucretia and Mr Garfield talkin

[00:02:23] And Mr Garfield said Crete honey he called her Crete

[00:02:27] He said Crete honey if somethin worse would happens to me

[00:02:32] He said You get yourself a good man

[00:02:34] And she said Now James she called him James

[00:02:37] She said James I won't hear to that now

[00:02:41] Cause I love you too much

[00:02:42] And he said that you'll make some good man a good wife good wife

[00:02:47] You'll make some man a good wife gal

[00:02:51] Don't pull in single harness all your life good gal

[00:02:55] Don't pull in single harness all your life

[00:02:58] That's what he said don't pull in single harness all your life

[00:03:02] Well a little while later we come back around there

[00:03:05] And things have changed

[00:03:06] The flag was hangin halfway up the flagpole

[00:03:09] And everybody was cryin and standin round sad

[00:03:12] And I walked back up to this soldier boy and I said

[00:03:15] Soldier boy is he is Mr Garfield and he said Yeah he's gone

[00:03:24] Gonna lay him by that cold lonesome branch down low

[00:03:28] Mr Garfields been shot down low

[00:03:31] Oh Mr Garfields been shot down shot down shot down

[00:03:36] Mr Garfields been shot down low

[00:03:39] Have you heard the news

[00:03:41] Mr Garfields been shot down shot down shot down

[00:03:45] Mr Garfields been shot down low Lord