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"Little Sadie" is a 20th-century American folk ballad written in Dorian mode. It is also known variously as "Bad Lee Brown", " Cocaine Blues ", "Transfusion Blues", "East St. Louis Blues", "Late One Night", "Penitentiary Blues" and other titles.
Little Sadie Lyrics: Went out last night to take a little round / I met my Little Sadie and I brought her down / I ran right home and I went to bed / With a forty-four smokeless under my...
Little Sadie is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan in 1961, inspired by a traditional ballad. It tells the story of a man who kills his lover and is sentenced to death.
Nov 14, 2023 · At its core, “Little Sadie” is a murder ballad, a genre of folk music that revolves around tales of violence and tragedy. The song tells the story of a man who encounters his lover, Sadie, in a compromising situation. Overwhelmed by jealousy and rage, he takes her life in a fit of passion.
- Christina Cunningham
Little Sadie is a traditional murder ballad that the Grateful Dead performed several times. The lyrics tell the story of a man who kills a woman and is sentenced to prison for forty-one years.
