And tantalized him day by day,

And in a fit of desperation,

He with a hammer did him slay.

At Maidstone they were tried and sentenc’d

To die a murderer’s death of scorn,

In youth and health they are lamenting,

In grief and agony forlorn;

The awful moments are approaching,

And there is nothing can them save,

They soon must leave this world of sorrow,