Mrs.
Hattie McBride
Knew
what it took to survive
In
nineteen hundred and twelve
In
Coalmont, she was their belle
Mrs.
Hattie McBride
She ran
a business that thrived
She ran
that business with pride
She was
a popular gal
They
bought what she had to sell
Mrs.
Hattie McBride
She knew
the residents well
But
Hattie would never tell
All of
the secrets she knew
That's
something she wouldn't do
Mrs.
Hattie McBride
In 1920,
they say
Someone
took her life one day
And
burned her house to the ground
Inside,
the body was found of
Mrs.
Hattie McBride
Suspects
were more than a few
But the
police wouldn't do
Anything
much because she
Was just
a floozy, you see
Mrs.
Hattie McBride
The
townsfolk didn't agree
That
they should treat her that way
There at
the cemetery
Respect
is what they all paid to
Mrs.
Hattie McBride
Some of
the people here say
She
never did go away
Sometimes,
under the full moon
You can
still smell the perfume of
Mrs.
Hattie McBride
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