Lizzie Borden

The lyrics of The Chad Mitchell Trio’s “Lizzie Borden” tell the shocking story of the infamous 1892 axe murders that took place in Fall River, Massachusetts.A young American woman named Lizzie Borden was accused of committing the murders, which left her father and stepmother dead. Both victims were hacked dozens of times to death. Lizzie was arrested and charged with the murders.
She was subsequently arraigned before court on the charges but was acquitted because no concrete evidence was found against her. Her acquittal left the public deeply divided. Some said she did it. According to them, the only reason no solid incriminating evidence was found was because she smartly covered her tracks very well. Others believe she was just an innocent young woman caught up in a tragedy.This song comes from The Chad Mitchell Trio’s “Mighty Day on Campus” album of 1961. It was the second of two singles that came out from the album. This piece is one of the trio’s most successful songs. Actually the only song from this vocal group that performed better on the aforementioned chart was their 1963 song “The Marvelous Toy” The writer of “Lizzie Borden” is the late American composer and lyricist Michael Brown. Since Brown composed this song decades ago, there has been several renditions released. However, none has so far been as popular as The Chad Mitchell Trio’s version.