Tell me one thing I want to know, babe
When they stabbed out those two blue eyes of yours
Did you go where all the blinds they go, babe
With your wounds still bleeding –
Red and sore.

Tell me one more thing I’ve got to know, babe
When they put your old Ma in the ground
Did you go where all the orphans go, babe
A runaway child –
Never to be found

Tell me one last thing I want to know, babe
When they shot your one true love down
Did you scream or did your silence grow, babe
While his blood ran down the streets –
Of your hometown

Tell me babe, I need to know