Doomed to die for murder in a dreary gaol;
Such a dreadful murder, as you may see,
Which we may compare to the Alton tragedy.
In Shrewsbury Gaol, now in grief do lie,
John Mapp, the murderer, condemned to die.
The cruel monster was not afraid,
To kill a youthful and innocent maid.
Little Catherine Lewis on a Sunday night,
Mapp, without a reason, deprived of life.
Returning home from chapel, he embraced her fast,