Went down last night to take a look around   Met little Sadie and I blew her down   Went right home, went to bed   Forty-four colt smokes under my head      And I began to think what a deed I'd done   Grabbed my hat and away I run   Made a good run but a little too slow   They overtook me in Jericho      I'm standin' on the corner, ringin' the bell   Along came the sheriff from Thomasville   Says, "Young man, your name's Brown   Remember the night you blew Sadie down?"      "Oh, yes sir, my name is Lee   I murdered little Sadie in the first degree   First degree and the second degree   Got any papers won't you read 'em to me"      They took me downtown all dressed in black   Put me on the train and sent me back   Sent me back to the county jail   I had nobody to go for my bail      The judge and the jury they took the stand   The judge hold the paper in his right hand   Forty-one days, forty-one nights   Forty-one years to wear the ball and stripes