Paul Burch - The Girl I Sawed in Half lyrics

[Verse 1] My mother was a lady And my father loved to laugh But the girl really broke my heart was the girl I sawed in half She knew that I fancied her but I kept it in my heart Til her partner died from fever and she had no one to pull saw I told her that I fancied her And this had been my dream Since the day I first saw her show with Silas Green from New Orleans For a year our romance blossomed Each night the crowds did cheer I yodelled some blues and ballads And made her disappear She was my gal She wouldn't do me wrong [Verse 2] One night coming back to our tent With a bucket of slugs I spied my gal making love With a strong man Louie bug For many nights they loved away to them I was a fool by far But worst of all he had the nerve to try to play my guitar While they were making love I went and tickled his wine And I did this readjust the box each night she was shackled and tied I called him Louie bug his crowd was intertwined Would you like to take a turn To saw that girl of mine She been my gal Now she was doing me wrong(that's right) That night the tent was overflowing And the people gathered round (Tonight folks we have a treat for you Louie would you come on down) Out of his mind on my pickled wine He never heard the cries He thought it all part of the show And he had a blindfold on his eyes I called myself a lawyer from New Orleans town Finishing flanagin and ford I said boys you better sit right down I told them my sad story The only reason I was loud That Louie planned that deed so foul We was drawing bigger crowds Now I'm on the road and you bet I'll be going far But finishing flanagin and ford Make sure I got back my guitar It's true but sad the girl I sawed in half