Hey Little Heiskell (Little Heiskell and The Ransoming of Hagerstown)
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© Jennie Avila

Chorus:
Hey Little Heiskell It won't be found
Just one zero saved Hagerstown

Verse 1: July of '63 a rebel took aim
To prove his point he shot our weathervane!
One year later he could have burned us down
But just one zero, just one zero
Just one zero saved Hagerstown

Chorus: Hey Little Heiskell it won't be found
Just one zero saved Hagerstown
Hey Little Heiskell it won't be found
Just one zero saved Hagerstown

Verse 2: Border towns were threatened with a Rebel looting spree
Ransoms were demanded by the Confederacy
200 thousand could buy clemency
Chambersburg burned, Chambersburg burned,
Chambersburg burned when it wouldn't pay the fee

Chorus: Hey Little Heiskell it won't be found
Just one zero saved Hagerstown
Hey Little Heiskell it won't be found
Just one zero saved Hagerstown