Tom: C
C
Am
Em
William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll
C
Am
Em
With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger
C
Am
Em
At a Baltimore hotel society gath'rin'.
C
Am
Em
And the cops was called in and his weapon took from him
C
Am
Em
As they rode him in custody down to the station
C
Am
Em
G
And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder.
F
G
C
Am
F
G
C
But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears,
F
G
C
Am
Take the rag away from your face.
F
G
C
Now ain't the time for your tears.
William Zanzinger, who at twenty-four years