Watson Family - The Triplett Tragedy Lyrics

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(e. miller)

A horrible sight i'll now relate

On yadkin elk it did take place

On christmas morning at nine o'clock

The people met an awful shock.

At marshall triplett's this begun.

The brothers met it seemed in fun.

They drank together all as one

And then the trouble it begun.

Then marshall seemed to stand in the rear

And struck columbus with the chair

"there is one thing that i do know

You drink only to save your own."

They met in combat near the barn.

Mrs. triplett went to stop this wrong.

Columbus stabbed marshall in the thigh

And left him on the ground to die.

Then marshall's wife in great distress

Stayed by her husband while in death.

The children's screams was heard around

Which did produce a solemn sound.

Then lum went off at to go away

And met gran triplett on his way.

At leroy triplett's this was said

Lum said to gran "your father's dead."

Lum said to gran "i'll let you know

I've killed your father at his home.

I'll now surrender up to thee.

You treat me kindly if you please."

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Gran said to lum "one thing i'll do.

If you killed father i'll kill you."

He then beat lum at a dreadful rate

And made bad bruises on his face.

Gran then took lum to wautauga jail.

He went behind the bars to stay.

Those beats and bruises they inflamed

Which brought columbus to his grave.

Those brothers sleep in the same graveyard

Their wives and children troubled hard

Their resting place there sure must be

Till they shall rise at judgement day.

At judgement day we hope they'll rise

To meet their savior in the skies.

To sing god's praises o'er and o'er

And be with christ forever more.

The sheriff then went on the round.

To see if granville could be found.

There at his home he did abound

And at that place he was then found.

Sheriff webb held court up in our town

And sent him on to the chain gang.

For eighteen months he there must stay

Except the governor hear him pray.

Young men take warning by this case

Don't use strong drink while in life's race.

Leave all such stuff then far behind

And your kind parents you should mind.

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