Luyện nghe bài hát The Triplett Tragedy

(E. Miller)
A horrible sight now relate,
On Yadkin Elk it did place,
On Christmas morning at o'clock,
The met an awful shock.
At Marshall Triplett's begun.
The brothers met, it in fun.
They together all as one,
And the trouble it begun.
Then Marshall to stand in the rear,
and struck Columbus the chair,
"There is one thing I do know,
You only to save your own."
They met in near the barn.
Mrs. Triplett went to stop wrong.
Columbus Marshall in the thigh,
And him on the ground to die.
Then wife in great distress
Stayed by her while in death.
The screams was heard around,
Which did a solemn sound.
Lum went off at to go away
And met Gran on his way.
At Leroy Triplett's was said,
Lum said to Gran, "Your dead."
Lum to Gran, "I'll let you know,
killed your father at his home.
I'll now up to thee.
You me kindly if you please."
said to Lum, "One thing I'll do.
If you killed father kill you."
He then beat Lum at a dreadful
And made bad on his face.
Gran took Lum to Wautauga jail.
He went the bars to stay.
Those beats and they inflamed,
brought Columbus to his grave.
Those brothers in the same graveyard,
Their wives and troubled hard,
Their resting place sure must be,
Till they shall at Judgement Day.
At Judgement Day we hope rise
To meet their in the skies.
To sing praises o'er and o'er,
And be Christ forever more.
The sheriff went on the round.
To see if could be found.
at his home he did abound,
And at place he was then found.
Sheriff Webb held court up in our
And sent him on to the gang.
For eighteen months he there stay,
Except the governor him pray.
men, take warning by this case,
Don't use strong while in life's race.
Leave all stuff then far behind,
And your parents you should mind.