Lily O - Sam Amidon

作词：Sam Amidon

作曲：Sam Amidon/Traditional/Sam Amidon

There were three ladies playin' at ball

Oh Lily-o

There were three lawyers come a-courtin' them all

Lily-o sweet hi-o

The first one came all dressed in white

Oh Lily-o

Come callin' for his heart's delight

Lily-o sweet hi-o

The next one came all dressed in red

Oh Lily-o

Come callin' for to see her wed

Lily-o sweet hi-o

The third one came all dressed in blue

Oh Lily-o

Said 'Oh my love I've come for you'

Lily-o sweet hi-o

Oh you must ask my father dear

Oh Lily-o

And you must ask my mother too

Lily-o sweet hi-o

And you must ask my sister Ann

Oh Lily-o

And you must ask my brother John

Lily-o sweet hi-o

Oh I have asked your father dear

Oh Lily-o

Oh I have asked your mother too

Lily-o sweet hi-o

And I have asked your sister Ann

Oh Lily-o

Your brother John I did forget

Lily-o sweet hi-o

Her father led her down the stair

Oh Lily-o

Her mother led her to the door

Lily-o sweet hi-o

Her sister led her to the block

Oh Lily-o

Her brother John to help her up

Lily-o sweet hi-o

As she lay down to kiss him sweet

Oh Lily-o

All with his knife he stabbed her deep

Lily-o sweet hi-o

My daugh My daugh my daughter dear

Oh Lily-o

Oh I must lie and I must and die

Lily-o sweet hi-o

They carried her off to yon green hill

Oh Lily-o

They laid her down to write her will

Lily-o sweet hi-o

Oh what will you leave to your father dear

Oh Lily-o

My house and land that I leave here

Lily-o sweet hi-o

Oh what will you leave to your mother dear

Oh Lily-o

These bloody clothes that I do wear

Lily-o sweet hi-o

Oh what will you leave to your sister Ann

Oh Lily-o

My silver rings and golden fan

Lily-o sweet hi-o

Oh what will you leave to your brother John

Oh Lily-o

The rope and gallows to hang him on

Lily-o sweet hi-o

And what will you leave to your brother John's wife

Oh Lily-o

Pain and sorrow all her life

Lily-o sweet hi-o

And what will you leave to your brother John's son

Oh Lily-o

This great wide world to wander upon

Lily-o sweet hi-o