Lee Mills

DESCRIPTION: "Lee Mills is what they call my name. I was once without a murder stain," but Will Hardin led him astray. He has been condemned to death. He sees the scaffold waiting. He warns others against crimes and bids farewell to his girl and to all listeners
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1963 (John Quincy Wolf collection)
KEYWORDS: homicide execution warning
FOUND IN: US(SE,So)
Roud #17089
RECORDINGS:
Bobby McMillon, "Lee Mills" (Fragment: Piotr-Archive #14, recorded 08/14/2020)
NOTES [20 words]: An odd gallows-confession: the murderer seems to be admitting that he did it, but he never really says what "it" was. - RBW
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File: RcLeeMil

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