| | Let Him Dangle Lyrics Artist(Band):Elvis Costello
They still don't know today just what he meant by this Craig fired the pistol, but was too young to swing So the police took Bentley and the very next thing Let him dangle Let him dangle Bentley had surrendered, he was under arrest, when he gave Chris Craig that fatal request Craig shot Sidney Miles, he took Bentley's word The prosecution claimed as they charged them with murder Let him dangle Let him dangle They say Derek Bentley was easily led Well what's that to the woman that Sidney Miles wed Though guilty was the verdict, and Craig had shot him dead The gallows were for Bentley and still she never said Let him dangle Let him dangle Well it's hard to imagine it's the times that have changed When there's a murder in the kitchen that is brutal and strange If killing anybody is a terrible crime Why does this bloodthirsty chorus come round from time to time Let him dangle Not many people thought that Bentley would hang But the word never came, the phone never rang Outside Wandsworth Prison there was horror and hate As the hangman shook Bentley's hand to calculate his weight Let him dangle From a welfare state to society murder Bring "back the noose" is always heard Whenever those swine are under attack But it won't make you even It won't bring him back Let him dangle Let him dangle (String him up) If you find some error in Let Him Dangle Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Review about Let Him Dangle the lyrics | Reviewer: Pete Gonsalves | 8/4/2008 Though the lyrics clearly are in opposition to the death penalty, due to the title... many view it as a song in favor of it. Though it is generally believed that Craig shot and killed Constable Miles, it is possible that Miles was in fact killed by a bullet fired from another Constable's revolver. The bullet itself was never recovered, but the estimated caliber taken from the entry wound to Miles' head never matched the caliber of Craig's revolver. It did match the caliber of the revolvers issued to the Constable's who responded to the incident. This is just another instance of blurred evidence utilized to convict in a capital punishment case. The posthumous pardon only validates this song's opposition to the death penalty. Let Him Dangle by Elvis Costello - Review | Reviewer: Brian Gazbo | 4/24/2007 "Let Him Dangle" tells a true story and is a song opposing the death penalty. An educationally sub-normal 18 year old, Derek Bentley had been apprehended by police during a minor robbery. His 16 year old partner, Chris Craig produced a gun and pointed it at Sidney Miles, a policeman. Bentley reportedly said to Craig "Let him have it, Chris". Craig shot and killed the policeman. Bentley was found guilty of murder and hanged, the ambiguous expression being considered an incitement. Craig was jailed - too young to be hanged. Bentley received a posthumous pardon. See this link. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/142351.stm Brilliant song. Passionate performance. Review the song Let Him Dangle The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "Elvis Costello" Music | |
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