Brian Peters Three Ravens
There were three ravens on a tree
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
There were three ravens on a tree
Heigh-ho
There were three ravens on a tree
And they were as black as they might be
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
Heigh-ho
The one of them said to his mate
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
The one of them said to his mate
Heigh-ho
The one of them said to his mate
"What shall we for our breakfast take?"
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
Heigh-ho
"Down in yonder low green field
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
Down in yonder low green field
Heigh-ho
Down in yonder low green field
A knight lies slain beneath his shield
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
Heigh-ho
"His hounds they lie all at his feet
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
His hounds they lie all at his feet
Heigh-ho
His hounds they lie all at his feet
So well their master safe to keep
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
Heigh-ho
"There comes his lady full of woe
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
There comes his lady full of woe
Heigh-ho
There comes his lady full of woe
As great with child as she might go
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
Heigh-ho
"She's lifted up his bloody head
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
She's lifted up his bloody head
Heigh-ho
She's lifted up his bloody head
And kissed the wound that ran so red."
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
Heigh-ho
"Who's this has killed my own true love?"
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
"Who's this has killed my own true love?"
Heigh-ho
"Who's this has killed my own true love?
May he never rest in heaven above!"
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
Heigh-ho
"She buried him before the prime
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
She buried him before the prime
Heigh-ho
She buried him before the prime
She died herself ere evening time."
A-down, a-down, a-derry-down
Heigh-ho