minnie was a mother to a hundred or more in winton town red faced mamas comin knockin on your door a whole ten pounds winter in the south makes the heart beat slow but hearts beat slower in the garden below three went missin and the men start diggin in the ground the ground men start diggin in the ground three found bring poor minnie downtown but a woman won t hang in winton town hundreds in the room when minnie stood trial many more outside minnie you re accused of a serious crime infanticide the crowd all cheered as the gavel rang but have mercy on the soul of the women who hangs then they carried her away and the crowd all followed her down down the crowd all followed her down three found everybody gathered round to see a woman hang in winton town to see a woman hang in winton town