LITTLE MARIAN PARKER
Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart

Way out in California
A family bright and gay
Were plannin' for their Christmas
Not very far away
They had a little daughter
A sweet and pretty child
And all the folks who knew her
Loved Marian Parker's smile

She left her home one mornin'
For school not far away
And no one dreamed that danger
Could come to her that day
And then a murderous villian
A fiend with heart of stone
Took little Marian Parker
Away from friends and home

The world was horror-stricken
And people held their breath
Until they found poor Marian
Her body cold in death
And then they caught the coward
Young Hickamn was their man
They brought him back to justice
His final trial to stand

There is a Great Commandment
That says, 'Thou Shall Not Kill'
And those who do not heed it
Their cup of sorrow fill
This song should be a warnin'
To parents far and near
We cannot guard too closely
The ones we love so dear