作词 : Taylor, Traditional | |
It's of three jolly butchers as I've heard many say | |
They were going to some market town their money for to pay | |
They rode together for a mile or two and a little more besides | |
Said Johnson unto Jipson "Stop I heard a woman cry" | |
"Then stop I won't" said Jipson, "And stop I won't" said Ryde | |
"Then stop I will" said Johnson, "For I heard a woman cry" | |
So Johnson he alighted and viewed the place around | |
And saw a naked woman with her hair tied to the ground | |
"How came you here?" said Johnson, "How came you here?" said he | |
"Two highway men have robbed me that you can plainly see" | |
Then Johnson being a valiant man a man of courage bold | |
He took the coat from off his back to keep her from the cold | |
Then Johnson being a valiant man a man of valiant mind | |
He sat her up upon his horse and mounted up behind | |
And as they rode along the road as fast as they could ride | |
She put her fingers to her lips and gave three piercing cries | |
Out sprang ten bold highwaymen with weapons in their hands | |
They strode up to young Johnson and boldly bid him stand | |
"Stand I will" said Johnson "as long as ever I can | |
For I was never in all my life afraid of any man" | |
Then Johnson being a valiant man he made those bullets fly | |
Till nine of them bold highwaymen all on the ground did lie | |
This wicked woman standing by young Johnson did not mind | |
She took a knife all from his side and stabbed him from behind | |
This day it being a market day and people passing by | |
They saw this woman's dreadful deed and raised a hue and cry | |
Then she was down to Newgate brought bound down in irons strong | |
For killing the finest butcher as ever the sun shone on |
zuo ci : Taylor, Traditional | |
It' s of three jolly butchers as I' ve heard many say | |
They were going to some market town their money for to pay | |
They rode together for a mile or two and a little more besides | |
Said Johnson unto Jipson " Stop I heard a woman cry" | |
" Then stop I won' t" said Jipson, " And stop I won' t" said Ryde | |
" Then stop I will" said Johnson, " For I heard a woman cry" | |
So Johnson he alighted and viewed the place around | |
And saw a naked woman with her hair tied to the ground | |
" How came you here?" said Johnson, " How came you here?" said he | |
" Two highway men have robbed me that you can plainly see" | |
Then Johnson being a valiant man a man of courage bold | |
He took the coat from off his back to keep her from the cold | |
Then Johnson being a valiant man a man of valiant mind | |
He sat her up upon his horse and mounted up behind | |
And as they rode along the road as fast as they could ride | |
She put her fingers to her lips and gave three piercing cries | |
Out sprang ten bold highwaymen with weapons in their hands | |
They strode up to young Johnson and boldly bid him stand | |
" Stand I will" said Johnson " as long as ever I can | |
For I was never in all my life afraid of any man" | |
Then Johnson being a valiant man he made those bullets fly | |
Till nine of them bold highwaymen all on the ground did lie | |
This wicked woman standing by young Johnson did not mind | |
She took a knife all from his side and stabbed him from behind | |
This day it being a market day and people passing by | |
They saw this woman' s dreadful deed and raised a hue and cry | |
Then she was down to Newgate brought bound down in irons strong | |
For killing the finest butcher as ever the sun shone on |
zuò cí : Taylor, Traditional | |
It' s of three jolly butchers as I' ve heard many say | |
They were going to some market town their money for to pay | |
They rode together for a mile or two and a little more besides | |
Said Johnson unto Jipson " Stop I heard a woman cry" | |
" Then stop I won' t" said Jipson, " And stop I won' t" said Ryde | |
" Then stop I will" said Johnson, " For I heard a woman cry" | |
So Johnson he alighted and viewed the place around | |
And saw a naked woman with her hair tied to the ground | |
" How came you here?" said Johnson, " How came you here?" said he | |
" Two highway men have robbed me that you can plainly see" | |
Then Johnson being a valiant man a man of courage bold | |
He took the coat from off his back to keep her from the cold | |
Then Johnson being a valiant man a man of valiant mind | |
He sat her up upon his horse and mounted up behind | |
And as they rode along the road as fast as they could ride | |
She put her fingers to her lips and gave three piercing cries | |
Out sprang ten bold highwaymen with weapons in their hands | |
They strode up to young Johnson and boldly bid him stand | |
" Stand I will" said Johnson " as long as ever I can | |
For I was never in all my life afraid of any man" | |
Then Johnson being a valiant man he made those bullets fly | |
Till nine of them bold highwaymen all on the ground did lie | |
This wicked woman standing by young Johnson did not mind | |
She took a knife all from his side and stabbed him from behind | |
This day it being a market day and people passing by | |
They saw this woman' s dreadful deed and raised a hue and cry | |
Then she was down to Newgate brought bound down in irons strong | |
For killing the finest butcher as ever the sun shone on |