Hollis and Keel

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This is the story of Hollis and Keel
A Smith and Wesson pistol a man can conceal
Hollis had the .32, Keel had the knife
One lost his farm, one lost his life

This is what the paper had to say about John Keel
He was a dangerous man known to steal
He had been to prison, robbing put him on the gang
A second time for murder, he was supposed to hang
But he appealed the sentence, got 30 in the pen
He found himself a pardon, conspiring on a friend
He and Joe Hollis opened up a store
Keel started running women, up on the second floor
Well, Hollis didn't like it, they decided to split ways
Keel felt that he'd been cheated, and he said that Joe should pay
He told everybody he meant to do him harm
That's when Joe decided, he wouldn't go unarmed

This is the story of Hollis and Keel
A Smith and Wesson pistol a man can conceal
Hollis had the .32, Keel had the knife
One lost his farm, one lost his life

Hollis found a .32, Owl Head on the grip
It had a touchy trigger, didn't take too much to slip
Went to see a man about some lumber, at a house next to the mill
He walked around the corner, coming face to face with Keel
Keel came at him with a blade and the handle of an ax
Joe began to panic, he felt the wall against his back
First shot went through his hat, the third one through the spine
For 6 painful hours, Keel lay their dying
Hollis called the sheriff, turning himself in
And the county was all waiting for the trial to begin
Jury they acquitted, self defense the plea
But the lawyers left Joe Hollis a hefty legal fee
You see, eight hundred dollars in 1928
Was more than most farmers could expect to quickly make
He had to sell the family farm to pay back on the loan
Twenty some-odd acres, now his neighbor owns

This is the story of Hollis and Keel
A Smith and Wesson pistol a man can conceal
If you believe the papers, this is a true song
John Keel was a bully who died with his boots on

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