K:A [A]Wilkes Booth came to [D]Washing-ton, An [A]actor great was [D]he, He [A]played at Ford's The-[D]ater And [A]Lincoln [E]went to [A]see. It was [A]early in [D]April, Not [A]many weeks a-[D]go, The [A]people of this fair [D]city, All [A]gathered [E]at the [A]show. The [A]war it is all [D]over, The [A]people happy [D]now, And [A]Abra-ham [D]Lincoln, A-[A]rose to [E]make his [A]bow. The [A]people cheer him [D]wildly, A- [A]rising to their [D]feet, And [A]Lincoln waving [D]of his hand, He [A]calmly [E]takes his [A]seat. And [A]while he sees the [D]play go on, His [A]thoughts are running [D]deep, His [A]darling wife, close [D]by his side, Has [A]fallen [E]fast a-[A]sleep. [A]From the box there [D]hangs a flag, It is [A]not the Stars and [D]Bars, The [A]flag that holds with-[D]in its folds Bright [A]gleaming [E]Stripes and [A]Stars. [A]J. Wilkes Booth he moves [D]down the aisle, He had [A]measured once be-[D]fore, He [A]passes Lincoln's [D]body-guard a-[A]nodding [E]at the [A]door. He [A]holds a dagger in [D]his right hand, A [A]pistol in his [D]left, He [A]shoots poor Lincoln in the [D]temple, And [A]sends his [E]soul to [A]rest. The [A]wife a-wakes from [D]slumber, And [A]screams in her [D]rage, [A]Booth jumps over the [D]railing, And [A]lands him [E]on the [A]stage. He'll [A]rue the day, he'll [D]rue the hour, As [A]God him life shall [D]give, When [A]Booth stood in the [D]center stage, Crying "[A]Tyrants [E]shall not [A]live!" The [A]people all ex-[D]cited then, Cried [A]every-one, "A [D]hand!" Cried [A]all the people [D]near, "For [A]God's sake, [E]save that [A]man!" Then [A]Booth ran back with [D]boot and spur, A-[A]cross the back stage [D]floor, He [A]mounts that trusty [D]claybank mare, All [A]saddled [E]at the [A]door. [A]J. Wilkes Booth, in [D]his last play, All [A]dressed in broadcloth [D]deep, He [A]gallops down the [D]alley-way, I [A]hear those [E]horses [A]feet. Poor [A]Lincoln then was [D]heard to say, And [A]all has gone to [D]rest, "Of [A]all the actors [D]in this town, I [A]loved Wilkes [E]Booth the [A]best."