According to the Act — The song details shipboard life, and how conditions are kept tolerable, for "Th… Hicarmichael — The sheriff goes to arrest Hicarmichael on a Sunday; as the sheriff reads the w… My Crime Blues — Singer is on trial for murder, soon to be sentenced, but pleads his innocence. … Otto Wood the Bandit — Otto Wood has a quarrel with and kills a pawnshop clerk. Sheriff arrests him; h… The Shooting of the Bawks — The narrator protests a law against killing bawks during the summer when they a… The Triplett Tragedy — On Christmas the Triplett brothers are drinking Marshall Triplett's wife tries … The Triplett Tragedy — On Christmas the Triplett brothers are drinking Marshall Triplett's wife tries … Where's Your License? — "The inspector of traps said, 'Now, my fine chaps, We'll go license-hunting tod…