Nana Mouskouri - Down By The Greenwood Side Lyrics
There was a fair maiden lived in the northOh, the rose and the linsey, ohShe fell in love with her father's clerkDown by the Greenwood side, ohHe courted her a year and a dayOh, the rose and the linsey, ohTill her, the young man did betrayDown by the Greenwood side, ohShe leaned her back against the thornOh, the rose and the linsey, ohAnd there, two bonny boys, she's bornDown by the Greenwood side, ohShe's taken out her little knifeOh, the rose and the linsey, ohAnd she's robbed them of their lifeDown by the Greenwood side, ohThere, she walked by her father's wallOh, the rose and the linsey, ohShe saw her two bonny boys playing ballDown by the Greenwood side, ohOh, bonny boys, if you were mine,Oh, the rose and the linsey, ohI'd dress you up in silk so fineDown by the Greenwood side, ohOh, mother dear, when we were dying,Oh, the rose and the linsey, ohYou did not treat us then so fineDown by the Greenwood side, ohNow, bonny boys, come tell to meOh, the rose and the linsey, ohWhat sort of life I'll have after dying?Down by the Greenwood side, ohSeven years of visions of bloodOh, the rose and the linsey, ohAnd seven years of hurt in the wombDown by the Greenwood side, ohSeven years down in the mourning bellOh, the rose and the linsey, ohAnd seven years in the flames of hellDown by the Greenwood side, ohWelcome, welcome, visions of bloodOh, the rose and the linsey, ohAnd welcome, welcome, hurt in the wombDown by the Greenwood side, ohWelcome down to the mourning bellOh, the rose and the linsey, ohBut, God, save me from the flames of hellDown by the Greenwood side, ohDown by the Greenwood side
