She was found there behind the house
Gagged and with lead in her body
She had been lying there for two days
in her most beautiful dress
It was so pitiful to see her
but what did happen?
Poor, poor Ellen Schmitt
Shot through the heart and you were dead
Poor, poor Ellen Schmitt
they found you at sunup.
Up in an attic room
she surrendered to the young man
who was her lover at first and then
returned as a murderer.
It was so pitiful to see her
how could all this have happened?
Poor, poor Ellen Schmitt
Shot through the heart and you were dead
Poor, poor Ellen Schmitt
they found you at sunup.
And the moral of the story:
never travel alone, don't get lost,
if you go along with strange men
you will end up just like poor Ellen Schmitt!
Poor, poor Ellen Schmitt
Shot through the heart and you were dead
Poor, poor Ellen Schmitt
they found you at sunup.