[Verse 1] Get down, get down, Love Henry, she cried And stay all night with me I have gold chains, and the finest I have Ill apply them all to thee. [Verse 2] I cant get down and I shant get down Or stay all night with thee Some pretty little girl in Cornersville I love far better than thee. [Verse 3] He layed his head on a pillow of down Kisses she gave him three With a penny knife that she held in her hand She murdered mortal he [Interlude] [Verse 4] Get well, get well, Love Henry, She cried Get well, get well, said she Oh dont you see my own hearts blood Come flowin down so free? [Verse 5] She took him by his long yellow hair And also by his feet She plunged him into well water, where It runs both cold and deep [Verse 6] Lie there, lie there, Love Henry, she cried Til the flesh rots off your bones Some pretty little girl in Cornersville Will mourn for your return. [Interlude] [Verse 7] Hush up, hush up, my parrot, she cried And light on my right knee The doors to your cage shall be decked with gold And hung on a willow tree. [Verse 8] I wont fly down, I cant fly down And light on your right knee A girl who would murder her own true love Would kill a little birdlike me.
henry, cornersville, cried, thee, hush