He say, “I aint got no case ’gainst you
But I bound to put you in jail.”
Dupree laid in jail
So long they tried to hang him;
They tried to take him to court
An’ taken him back again,
Judge give him the same old sentence,
Lawd, judge give him the same old sentence.
Say, “Dupree you kill that po’ little girl
An’ hid her in the sawdust.