LIZZIE BORDEN

by A.L. Bixby

There's no evidence of guilt,

Lizzie Borden,

That should make your spirit wilt,

Lizzie Borden;

Many do not think that you

Chopped your father's head in two,

It's so hard a thing to do,

Lizzie Borden.

You have borne up under all,

Lizzie Borden.

With a mighty show of gall,

Lizzie Borden.

But because your nerve is stout

Does not prove beyond a doubt

That you knocked the old folks out,

Lizzie Borden.

Published during Lizzie Borden's 1893 trial

Alleged murder weapon

Lizzie Borden took an axe

And gave her mother forty whacks.

And when she saw what she had done,

She gave her father forty-one.

Traditional Nursery Rhyme

Lizzie Borden Fan

LIZZIE BORDEN LIMERICKS

by Dawn Pisturino

Lizzie Borden (1)

When Lizzie got awfully mad,

She hacked up her stepmom and dad.

The ax at her feet, she giggled and bleat,

"Why am I so terribly bad!"

September 26, 2011

Lizzie Borden (2)

When Lizzie got awfully mad,

She hacked up her stepmom and Dad.

Amazed by the mess, she had to confess:

"What a rip-roaring party we had!"

September 27, 2011

More Lizzie Borden Folklore

The big question: Did she or didn't she? This question has puzzled police and researchers for more than 100 years! The ax murders of Lizzie's stepmother and father on August 4, 1892 in Fall River, Massachusetts have been dubbed the perfect unsolved murder.

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