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Poor Ellen Smith is a late 19th-century murder ballad recounting the shooting death of one Ellen Smith, and the trial and execution of her murderer. The song is based on real events in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 1894, a ne'er-do-well named Peter DeGraff had a love affair with Ellen Smith, who may have been mentally challenged and was unable to understand his rejection of her. Smith became pregnant by DeGraff, but their child died at birth. Afterwards she began following DeGraff around town, and eventually he sent her a note that asked her to meet him in a secluded area, worded in such a way that Smith would have believed DeGraff wanted to reconcile. Instead, when she arrived, DeGraff shot her through the chest. He later reported that Smith's only words after being shot were "Lord ha

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rdfs:comment	Poor Ellen Smith is a late 19th-century murder ballad recounting the shooting death of one Ellen Smith, and the trial and execution of her murderer. The song is based on real events in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 1894, a ne'er-do-well named Peter DeGraff had a love affair with Ellen Smith, who may have been mentally challenged and was unable to understand his rejection of her. Smith became pregnant by DeGraff, but their child died at birth. Afterwards she began following DeGraff around town, and eventually he sent her a note that asked her to meet him in a secluded area, worded in such a way that Smith would have believed DeGraff wanted to reconcile. Instead, when she arrived, DeGraff shot her through the chest. He later reported that Smith's only words after being shot were "Lord ha (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Murder ballads Billy Strings David Rawlings Robert Earl Keen Tommy Jarrell Songs based on actual events Gillian Welch Molly O'Day (singer) Crooked Still Stoney Cooper American folk songs Winston-Salem, North Carolina Gallows The Country Gentlemen 19th-century songs Jimmy Martin John Hartford Larry Sparks Laura Cantrell Mentally challenged Kossoy Sisters Kristin Hersh Neko Case Ralph Stanley Wussy The Kingston Trio Subway to Sally Murder ballad Stanley Brothers Wilma Lee dbr:John_Hasbrouck
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has abstract	Poor Ellen Smith is a late 19th-century murder ballad recounting the shooting death of one Ellen Smith, and the trial and execution of her murderer. The song is based on real events in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 1894, a ne'er-do-well named Peter DeGraff had a love affair with Ellen Smith, who may have been mentally challenged and was unable to understand his rejection of her. Smith became pregnant by DeGraff, but their child died at birth. Afterwards she began following DeGraff around town, and eventually he sent her a note that asked her to meet him in a secluded area, worded in such a way that Smith would have believed DeGraff wanted to reconcile. Instead, when she arrived, DeGraff shot her through the chest. He later reported that Smith's only words after being shot were "Lord have mercy on me." DeGraff confessed to the crime on the gallows, shortly before he was hanged. The song and its variants have been performed and recorded by a range of artists including Tommy Jarrell, Neko Case, Laura Cantrell, Molly O'Day, Kristin Hersh, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Jimmy Martin, the Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley & Larry Sparks, the Kossoy Sisters, Billy Strings, The Country Gentlemen, John Hartford, The Kingston Trio, Crooked Still, Robert Earl Keen, Wussy, , and Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. The plot was also adapted by German Folk-Metal band Subway to Sally in their song "Arme Ellen Schmitt". (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	American folk music Bowling Green (album) Ellen Smith Timeline of music in the United States (1880–1919) Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight Still Crooked All the Good Times (Are Past & Gone)
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is title of	Bowling Green (album) Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight All the Good Times (Are Past & Gone)
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