William Baker

DESCRIPTION: "William Baker's now in prison, And shortly hanged be, For the killing of one Prewitt, The world may plainly see." Baker invites Prewitt to join him, then ambushes him. He tells Prewitt's wife that he had abandoned her. But his crimes finally come out
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967
KEYWORDS: prison execution crime lie homicide
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Combs/Wilgus-FolkSongsOfTheSouthernUnitedStates 71, pp. 169-170, "William Baker" (1 text)
Roud #4120
NOTES [8 words]: This song is item dF48 in Laws's Appendix II. - RBW
File: CW169

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