henry lee

 

 

get down, get down, little henry lee

and stay all night with me 

you won't find a girl 

in this damn world

that will compare to me 

 

and the wind did howl and the wind did blow

lalalalala lalalalalalee

a little bird lit down on henry lee 

 

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 than thee

 

and the wind did howl and the wind did blow

lalalalalala lalalalalalee

a little bird lit down on henry lee

 

she leaned herself against a fence

just for a kiss or two

and with a little pen-knife held in her hand

she plugged him through and through

 

and the wind did roar and the wind did moan

lalalalalala lalalalalalee

a little bird lit down on henry lee

 

come take him by his lilly-white hands

come take him by his feet

and throw him in this deep deep well

which is more than one hundred feet

 

and the wind did howl and the wind did blow

lalalalala lalalalalalee

a little bird lit down on henry lee

 

lie there, lie there, little henry lee

till the flesh drops from your bones

for the girl you have in that merry green land

can wait forever for you to come home 

 

and the wind did howl and the wind did moan

lalalalalala lalalalalalee

a little bird lit down on henrly lee