Little Sadie
Moriarty Lyrics


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Went out last night to take a little round,
I met my Little Sadie and I blowed her down.
I run right home and I went to bed,
A forty-four smokeless under my head.

I begin to think what a deed I done,
I grabbed my hat and away'd I'd run.
I made a good run, just a little to slow,
They overtook me in Jericho.

Standing on the corner a-ringing a bell
And up stepped the sheriff from Thomasville,
Says, "Young man, is your name Brown?
Remember the night you blowed Sadie down."

"Oh, yes, Sir, my name is Lee,
I murdered little Sadie in the first degree,
First degree and second degree,
Got any papers, will you read 'em to me?"

Took me downtown and dressed me in black,
They put me on a train and they sent me back,
Had no one for to go my bail,
Crammed me back in the county jail.

Judge and the jury took their stand,
Judge had his papers in his right hand.

Forty-one days, forty-one nights,
Forty-one years to wear the ball and the stripes.

Overall Meaning

The song "Little Sadie" tells the story of a man who went out one night and met a woman named Sadie. He ends up shooting her, runs home and goes to bed with a .44 smokeless under his head. He realizes what he has done and runs away, but he is caught by the police in Jericho. At the trial, he admits to killing her and is sentenced to forty-one years in jail.


The song is a murder ballad, a genre of songs that tell the story of a murder. The song was written in the early 20th century and was a popular folk song in the Southern United States. The lyrics were based on a true story of a man who killed his wife, and the song became popular because of its vivid storytelling.


Line by Line Meaning

Went out last night to take a little round,
I went out last night to wander around.


I met my Little Sadie and I blowed her down.
I met Little Sadie and I shot her dead.


I run right home and I went to bed,
I ran home and went to sleep.


A forty-four smokeless under my head.
I kept a gun under my pillow.


I begin to think what a deed I done,
I began to realize the gravity of what I had done.


I grabbed my hat and away'd I'd run.
I put on my hat and ran away.


I made a good run, just a little to slow,
I ran as fast as I could, but not fast enough.


They overtook me in Jericho.
They caught up with me in Jericho.


Standing on the corner a-ringing a bell
I was standing on the street corner ringing a bell.


And up stepped the sheriff from Thomasville,
Then the sheriff from Thomasville approached me.


Says, 'Young man, is your name Brown?
He asked me if my name was Brown.


Remember the night you blowed Sadie down.'
He reminded me of the night I shot Sadie.


'Oh, yes, Sir, my name is Lee,
I confessed my name was Lee.


I murdered little Sadie in the first degree,
I admitted to murdering Sadie on purpose.


First degree and second degree,
I asked about the charges against me.


Got any papers, will you read 'em to me?'
I asked to see the legal papers against me.


Took me downtown and dressed me in black,
They took me downtown and dressed me in black clothes.


They put me on a train and they sent me back,
They put me on a train and sent me to jail.


Had no one for to go my bail,
No one bailed me out of jail.


Crammed me back in the county jail.
They put me back in county jail.


Judge and the jury took their stand,
The judge and jury took their place.


Judge had his papers in his right hand.
The judge held papers in his right hand.


Forty-one days, forty-one nights,
I spent forty-one days and nights locked up.


Forty-one years to wear the ball and the stripes.
I was sentenced to forty-one years of imprisonment and hard labor.




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Sereine

Went out last night, and took a little round
I met my little Sadie and I blowed her down
Went back home and got into bed
A forty-four smokeless under my head

Woke up in the morning 'bout a half past nine
The hacks and the buggies always standing in line
Gents and the gamblers standing all round
Taking little Sadie to her burying ground

Then I begin to think what a deed I'd done
I grabbed my hat and away I run
Took a little run but a little too slow
They overtook me in Jericho

Standing on the corner, reading the bill
When up stepped the sheriff from Thomasville
He said, young man, ain't your name Brown
Remember that night you shot Sadie down

I said, yes, sir, my name is Lee
And I murdered little Sadie in the first degree
And the first degree and the second degree
If you got any papers, won't you read 'em to me

Went out last night, and took a little round
I met my little Sadie and I blowed her down
Went back home and got into bed
A forty-four smokeless under my head

Woke up in the morning 'bout a half past nine
The hacks and the buggies always standing in line
Gents and the gamblers standing all round
Taking little Sadie to her burying ground

Then I begin to think what a deed I'd done
I grabbed my hat and away I run
Took a little run but a little too slow
They overtook me in Jericho

Standing on the corner, reading the bill
When up stepped the sheriff from Thomasville
He said, young man, ain't your name Brown
Remember that night you shot Sadie down

I said, yes, sir, my name is Lee
And I murdered little Sadie in the first degree
And the first degree and the second degree
If you got any papers, won't you read 'em to me

They took me downtown and dressed me in black
Put me on the train and started me back
Crammed me back in that Thomasville jail
And I had no money for to go my bail

The judge and the jury, they took their stand
The judge had the papers in his right hand
Forty one days and forty one nights
Forty one years to wear the ball and the stripes



All comments from YouTube:

Adrien Combeau

Réalisation parfaite, son parfait ! Je lâche un commentaire toute les 10 000 vidéos que je vois, et celle-ci en vaut le coup ! Félicitations !

Cemre Spagettioğulları

Theatrical! Poetical! Love it!

Steve Woodall

As a mandolin player, anything that makes a banjo quieter is fine with me.

12D3

As a banjo player, this made me laugh ;)

oolkoo

very talented people!

Sereine

Went out last night, and took a little round
I met my little Sadie and I blowed her down
Went back home and got into bed
A forty-four smokeless under my head

Woke up in the morning 'bout a half past nine
The hacks and the buggies always standing in line
Gents and the gamblers standing all round
Taking little Sadie to her burying ground

Then I begin to think what a deed I'd done
I grabbed my hat and away I run
Took a little run but a little too slow
They overtook me in Jericho

Standing on the corner, reading the bill
When up stepped the sheriff from Thomasville
He said, young man, ain't your name Brown
Remember that night you shot Sadie down

I said, yes, sir, my name is Lee
And I murdered little Sadie in the first degree
And the first degree and the second degree
If you got any papers, won't you read 'em to me

Went out last night, and took a little round
I met my little Sadie and I blowed her down
Went back home and got into bed
A forty-four smokeless under my head

Woke up in the morning 'bout a half past nine
The hacks and the buggies always standing in line
Gents and the gamblers standing all round
Taking little Sadie to her burying ground

Then I begin to think what a deed I'd done
I grabbed my hat and away I run
Took a little run but a little too slow
They overtook me in Jericho

Standing on the corner, reading the bill
When up stepped the sheriff from Thomasville
He said, young man, ain't your name Brown
Remember that night you shot Sadie down

I said, yes, sir, my name is Lee
And I murdered little Sadie in the first degree
And the first degree and the second degree
If you got any papers, won't you read 'em to me

They took me downtown and dressed me in black
Put me on the train and started me back
Crammed me back in that Thomasville jail
And I had no money for to go my bail

The judge and the jury, they took their stand
The judge had the papers in his right hand
Forty one days and forty one nights
Forty one years to wear the ball and the stripes

Moon Noggin

She's got it going on

flo VAULEON

Super entraînant, envie de danser... merci

Luluberlu

Très belle prestation :D

Tolo Marie

Lottis

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