Come all you tender Christians Wherever you may be And likewise pay attention To these few lines from me. I was down at the depot To make my getaway And Providence being against me, It proved to be too late. I tried to play off insane But found it would not do; The people all against me, It proved to make no show. Judge Cox he passed the sentence, The clerk he wrote it down, On the thirtieth day of June To die I was condemned. Chorus: My name is Charles Guiteau, My name I'll never deny, To leave my aged parents To sorrow and to die. But little did I think While in my youthful bloom I'd be carried to the scaffold To meet my fatal doom. My sister came in prison To bid her last farewell. She threw her arms around me; She wept most bitterly. She said, "My loving brother, Today you must die For the murder of James A. Garfield Upon the scaffold high." My name is Charles Guiteau, My name I'll never deny, To leave my aged parents To sorrow and to die. But little did I think While in my youthful bloom I'd be carried to the scaffold To meet my fatal doom. And now I mount the scaffold To bid you all adieu, The hangman now is waiting, It's a quarter after two. The black cap is o'er my face, No longer can I see, But when I'm dead and buried, Dear Lord, remember me. My name is Charles Guiteau, My name I'll never deny, To leave my aged parents To sorrow and to die. But little did I think While in my youthful bloom I'd be carried to the scaffold To meet my fatal doom.
[00:19.34]Come all you tender Christians [00:21.76]Wherever you may be [00:24.11]And likewise pay attention [00:26.41]To these few lines from me. [00:28.88]I was down at the depot [00:31.24]To make my getaway [00:33.60]And Providence being against me, [00:35.72]It proved to be too late. [00:38.38]I tried to play off insane [00:40.65]But found it would not do; [00:43.05]The people all against me, [00:45.32]It proved to make no show. [00:47.73]Judge Cox he passed the sentence, [00:50.04]The clerk he wrote it down, [00:52.48]On the thirtieth day of June [00:54.80]To die I was condemned. [00:57.29]Chorus: [00:57.51]My name is Charles Guiteau, [00:59.52]My name I'll never deny, [01:01.78]To leave my aged parents [01:04.34]To sorrow and to die. [01:06.51]But little did I think [01:09.00]While in my youthful bloom [01:11.28]I'd be carried to the scaffold [01:13.68]To meet my fatal doom. [01:16.09]My sister came in prison [01:18.11]To bid her last farewell. [01:20.64]She threw her arms around me; [01:22.96]She wept most bitterly. [01:25.28]She said, "My loving brother, [01:27.66]Today you must die [01:29.92]For the murder of James A. Garfield [01:32.18]Upon the scaffold high." [01:34.63]My name is Charles Guiteau, [01:36.90]My name I'll never deny, [01:39.17]To leave my aged parents [01:41.59]To sorrow and to die. [01:43.90]But little did I think [01:46.23]While in my youthful bloom [01:48.52]I'd be carried to the scaffold [01:50.84]To meet my fatal doom. [02:09.04]And now I mount the scaffold [02:11.25]To bid you all adieu, [02:13.46]The hangman now is waiting, [02:15.62]It's a quarter after two. [02:17.87]The black cap is o'er my face, [02:20.01]No longer can I see, [02:22.32]But when I'm dead and buried, [02:24.32]Dear Lord, remember me. [02:26.89]My name is Charles Guiteau, [02:29.03]My name I'll never deny, [02:31.23]To leave my aged parents [02:33.56]To sorrow and to die. [02:35.86]But little did I think [02:38.11]While in my youthful bloom [02:40.32]I'd be carried to the scaffold [02:42.68]To meet my fatal doom. [02:44.48]
