[Intro] [Verse] Come and take heed Be sworn by the death of Ella Speed Come and take heed Be sworn by the death of Ella Speed. [Verse 2] Now Ella Speed was downtown and she was having a lot of fun And here’s the deed Bill Martin done Now Ella Speed was downtown and she was having a lot of fun And here’s the deed Bill Martin done [Verse 3] Oh Bill Martin he was tall and slender Better known as him being a bar tender Oh Bill Martin he was tall and slender Better known as him being a bar tender [Verse 4] The deed that old Bill Martin done Was commit murder with a Colt 41 The deed that old Bill Martin done Was commit murder with a Colt 41 [Verse 5] When folks downtown heard Ella Speed was dead Yeah they were really red and red Well when folks downtown heard Ella Speed was dead Yeah they were really red and red. [Verse 6] Oh come and take heed Be sworn by the death of Ella Speed yeah Come and take heed Be sworn by the death of Ella Speed hey [Outro]