“Ada, Ada why’d you kill your love?nDid he cause you pain, did he cause you harm?”nn“Ada, Ada why’d you kill your love?nDid you find him in another’s arms?”nn“Well, Jonah, that man was not my love,nmy heart belongs to another one.”nn“Jonah can’t you see? I killed that man to marry me.”nn“Ada, you silly little thing,nthey’re gonna hang you from the highest tree.”nn“Ada, what you gonna do now?nThe sheriff’s come to your willow grounds.”nn“Jonah, my love, please, ntake my hand and run with me.”nn“Ada, your task I can’t perform;nthere’s a sheriff standing at your door.”nn“Jonah my love kiss me nownbefore I’m lying in the ground.”nn“Ada, I kiss you thrice this day,ntwice your lips and once your grave.”n