The Benders were a family Who arrived in Labette County KAnsa around 1870 The the Bender family built a one room log shanty The size of it was sixteen by twenty The shanty was used for an inn divided by a canvas curtain So there might be some privacy The Benders lived on one end, the other side was for the inn Where they offered travelers hospitality [CHORUS] The family named the Benders Were life enders They were death vendors The Bender Familys In the family was old man Bender, ma and their two children John junior and his sister Kate When travelers passing by their land, not knowing of the Bender's plan Fell for the bloody Bender's bait The traverlers were ushered in Seated with their backs to the curtain Talking to Kate waiting to be fed On the other side of the curtain Father or brother was a lurking To smash a sledge hammer on their head [CHORUS] Doctor York was travellin' Then ended up missing With his brothers posse his route was retraced The Benders endured questioning and denied ever seeing him So they left the bloody Benders place The posse came back again when they heard the Benders ran Foun the victims buried on their land And so the posse searched for them And no one knows for sure wat happened But the Benders weren't seen again