Lyr Req: Minnie Dean

Subject: Lyr Req: Minnie Dean
From: Joe Offer
Date: 06 Jul 20 - 05:59 PM

Mary Barr sang this today, but I didn't catch the whole thing. Can somebody fill in the blanks?

She dressed in black and she carried a hat In a hatbox when early to the station she came And on her way back she always wore the hat From Invercargill to Winton on the 5 oclock train

Minnie Dean Minnie Dean
She’ gonna catch you and
take you away on the afternoon train
oh you better be good cos Minnie Dean’s gonna get you
you’ll never ever be heard of again

She was so sweet and gracious to the girls and the ladies A home for the babies She said she'd provide It was all done in private Money was provided As she wrapped up their little ones And took them away CHORUS Here lie the children nobody wanted Minnie died for her sins And the people they cried They cried for themselves They cried for the children They cried for Minnie And for closing their eyes CHORUS She dressed in black She carried a hat In a hatbox when early to the courthouse she came "Judge I'm innocent" she said "The children up and disappeared they got lost in the garden, they crawled under the bed" CHORUS

https://muvs.org/en/topics/literary-quotes/helen-henderson-minnie-dean-en/

http://www.folksong.org.nz/minniedean/index.html

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Minnie Dean
From: Mrrzy
Date: 07 Jul 20 - 10:19 AM

Still apparently the only woman to get the death penalty in NZ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Dean

Blicky.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Minnie Dean
From: EBarnacle
Date: 09 Jul 20 - 09:41 AM

Here's a link to the complete st of lyrics.


http://www.folksong.org.nz/minniedean/index.html

Subject: Lyr Add: THE BALLAD OF MINNIE DEAN (H Henderson)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 12 Jul 20 - 10:29 PM

THE BALLAD OF MINNIE DEAN
As recorded by Helen Henderson on "The Sonora Sessions" (2000)

1. She dressed in black and she carried a hat
In a hat box when early to the station she came,
And on her way back, she'd always wear the hat;
Invercargill to Winton, on the 5 o'clock train.

CHORUS: Minnie Dean, Minnie Dean, she's gonna getcha
And take you away on the afternoon train.
Oh, you'd better be good or Minnie Dean's gonna getcha.
You'll never, ever be heard of again.

2. She was so sweet and gracious to the girls and the ladies.
A home for their babies she said she'd provide.
It was all done in private and money was provided
As she wrapped up their little ones and took them away. CHORUS

BRIDGE. Here lie the children nobody wanted.
Minnie died for her sins and the people they cried.
They cried for themselves and they cried for the children.
They cried for Minnie and for closing their eyes.

INSTRUMENTAL VERSE, CHORUS

3. She dressed in black and she carried a hat
In a hat box when early to the courthouse she came.
"Judge, I'm innocent," she said. "The children up and disappeared.
The got lost in the garden; they crawled under the bed."

CHORUS TWICE FOLLOWED BY:
No, you'll never be heard of again.