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There Would Be Hell To Pay
Lyricist：T-bone Burnett
When all the ladies
Heard that he was dead
Some wore orange dresses
And some wore red
When all the ladies
Heard that he had died
He could hear them wailing
All the way on the other side
Police officer
Walked onto the plan
'Don't come any closer'
Said Curtis to the man
Curtis said to Delia
As she turned to walk away
'You so very beautiful but
You gonna die someday'
Judge he said to Curtis
'What's this noise about?'
Curtis said, 'These evil men
Are trying to put me out'
When all the ladies heard
That he was dead
Some wore black dresses
And some wore red
He unhooked his revolver
And pulled on his gloves
Just before he folded
King, queen, jack, ten
Nine of clubs
He saw Delia leaning
Over by the door
Stood at the table
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And he pulled his forty four
Delia started crying fell
On her knees to pray
Delia begged for mercy
But there would be hell to pay
When all the ladies
Heard that he was dead
Some wore orange dresses
And some wore red
When all the ladies
Heard that he had died
He could hear them wailing
All the way on the other side
Curtis said Your Honor
What might be my fine?
The judge said, 'Poor boy
You get ninety nine'
Other existence identity light
Mojo come to my house
Then back into the night
Delia was a gambling girl
She would scream and shout
She placed a rose at Mojos
Tomb then blew the candle out
When all the ladies
Heard that he was dead
Some wore orange dresses
And some wore red
When all the ladies
Heard that he had died
He could hear them wailing
All the way on the other side
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