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1 | 1 | There were three ravens sat on a tree, | |
2 | 2 | Down a down hey down hey down. | |
3 | 3 | And they were as black as they might be, | |
4 | 4 | With a down. | |
5 | Then one of them said to his mate: | ||
6 | "Where shall we our breakfast take?" | ||
7 | With a down derry derry derry down down. | ||
5 | 8 | ||
6 | 9 | Down in yonder greenfield, | |
7 | 10 | Down a down hey down hey down. | |
8 | 11 | There lies a knight slain under his shield; | |
9 | 12 | With a down. | |
13 | His hounds they lie down at his feet, | ||
14 | So well they can their master keep. | ||
15 | With a down derry derry derry down down. | ||
10 | 16 | ||
11 | 17 | His h | His hawks they fly so eagerly, |
12 | 18 | Down a down hey down hey down. | |
13 | 19 | There is no fowl dare come him nigh | |
14 | 20 | With a down. | |
21 | But down there comes a fallow doe, | ||
22 | As great with young as she might go. | ||
23 | With a down derry derry derry down down. | ||
15 | 24 | ||
16 | 25 | O she lifts up his bloody head, | |
17 | 26 | Down a down hey down hey down. | |
18 | 27 | And kissed his wounds that were so red. | |
19 | 28 | W | With a down. |
29 | She got him up upon her back | ||
30 | And carried him to an earthen lake. | ||
31 | With a down derry derry derry down down. | ||
20 | 32 | ||
21 | 33 | She buried him before the prime, | |
22 | 34 | Down a down hey down hey down. | |
23 | 35 | She was dead herself ere evensong time. | |
24 | 36 | With a down. | |
37 | Now God send every gentleman | ||
38 | Such hounds, such hawks and such a leman. | ||
39 | With a down derry derry derry down down. |
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