Dick Justice Henry Lee
Lyrics : Get down, get down, little Henry Lee, and stay all night with me. The very best lodging I can afford will be fare better n I can t get down, and I won t get down, and stay all night with thee, For the girl I have in that merry green land, I love far better n She leaned herself against a fence, just for a kiss or two; With a little penknife held in her hand, she plugged him through and through. Come all you ladies in the town, a secret for me keep, With a diamond ring held on my hand I ll never will Some take him by his lilywhite hand, some take him by his feet. We ll throw him in this deep, deep well, more than one hundred feet. Lie there, lie there, loving Henry Lee, till the flesh drops from your bones. The girl you have in that merry green land still waits for your Fly down, fly down, you little bird, and alight on my right knee. Your cage will be of purest gold, in deed of I can t fly down, or I won t fly down, and alight on your right knee.
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