Pearl Hart
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Another tale of a girl raised in a good home but went bad anyway.
Pearl Hart was Canadian Born,
And she put her poor parents to test.
She met and fell for a ne'er-do-well gambler,
Who eventually took her out west.
Inspired and enamored by the strong women there,
And the heroes and Wild West legends,
She mustered the courage to leave her man,
Took a train and Colorado befriended.
She gave birth to a son who she gave to her mother,
And left Arizona bound,
Where she became un-enamored with the wild West,
Where hard times was all that she found.
Her husband finally caught up with her,
And begged her to come back to him.
She returned to him, learned to drink and to smoke,
He beat her and left her again.
Pregnant again she gave birth to a girl,
Left this one with her mom too;
But a woman alone found it a hard go,
And she found her a man named Joe Boot.
Joe taught her to rob and to steal for her gain,
They started with people, then stages and trains.
She enjoyed her part as a lady bandit,
And as her legend grew she found fame.
It remains unknown what became of Pearl.
Some say she died here or there.
Some say she married an Arizona rancher,
And lived a quiet life out there.
Copyright © Judy Ball | Year Posted 2021
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