She′s laid down all below a thorn And two bonnie babies she has born Down by the greenwood side-e-o
And she's pulled the ribbons from off her hair And she′s choked them though they cried for air Down by the greenwood side-e-o
And she's dug a hole all beneath the tree And she's buried them where none might see Down by the greenwood side-e-o
O right wanly as she′d gone home That none might meddle wi′ her fair fame Down by the greenwood side-e-o
For weeks and months she was wan and pale And what ailed her there was no man could tell But what ailed her there's no man could tell
Now as she looked o′er yon castle wall She spied two bonny babies playing at the ball. Down by the greenwood side-e-o
"Oh bonny babies if you were mine I would feed you on the white cow's milk and wine" Down by the greenwood side-e-o
"Oh cruel mother when we were thine Oh, we got none of your white cow′s milk and wine." Down by the greenwood side-e-o
"But you pulled the ribbons from off your hair And you choked us though we cried for air." Down by the greenwood side-e-o
"And we now two in heaven do dwell Whilst ye must drag out the fierce fires of hell." Down by the greenwood side-e-oTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
