11/7/2022 0 Comments Ballad of jane fishThey said that at the time I was not in my right mind Well, the jury found me innocent, not guilty of the crime I told them my sad story of torture and pain Many months had passed and gone until it came the dayīefore the judge and jury I finally had my say They took my children from me, which made them weep and wailįor the horror of my crime, the judge refused my bail Well the sheriff and his deputy, they locked me in the jail When I got down to the jailhouse, I broke right down and cried Said, “there’s nothin’ left to fear now,” and away we did ride I gathered up my children and I took them to my side I grabbed a can of gasoline and I poured it around his bedĪnd I lit a book of matches and I threw it at his head So slowly, slowly I got up and went out to the shed My head spun round in circles and my blood ran cold and hotĪnd I thought about my children asleep up in their cots Well, one eye slowly opened and the other one could not Then he staggered upstairs and to bed he did go #BALLAD OF JANE FISH TV#I lay there on the carpet and my life blood did flowĪnd he grabbed another six-pack and he watched his TV show “I’ll show you what I’ll do to you if you try to get away from me,Ĭause the Lord says your mine, until eternity.” Well he kicked me and he cuffed me until I could not see Well, I’m takin’ the kids and I’m leavin’ tonight ‘Cause I thought that’s what’s expected of a good and lovin’ wife I’ve lived with your misery the best years of my life You raped me and you beat me for the last time today Mickey, oh Mickey, I’m a-feard of your ways I murdered my husband, there ain’t no denyin’ O my name is Francine Hughes and I’ll tell you no lieĬome listen to my story and I’ll try to keep from cryin’ © lyrics 1985 Lyn Hardy and Donna Hébert, traditional melody from the Appalachian murder ballad “Polly Pretty Polly.” Rude Girls: Rude Awakening, Flying Fish, 1987 Smithsonian Folk Song America Anthology, 1988. Francine Hughes (Lansing State Journal photo)
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