Booth Killed Lincoln
Traditional
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Traditional ballad commerating the April 14, 1865 assassination of Abraham Lincoln by the actor, John Wilkes Booth.
Lyrics begin -
John Wilkes Booth came to Washington,
An actor great was he,
He played at Ford's Theater,
And Lincoln went to see.
Note: There is also a traditional American reel called Booth Shot Lincoln that can be sometimes performed with the ballad lyrics or conversely this ballad can be set to the reel tune. - Licensing
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