Henry Lee Songtext
von Ralph Stanley

Get down, get down, little Henry Lee
And stay all night with me
The very best lodging I can afford
Will be far better with thee
I can′t get down, I won't get down
And stay all night with thee
For the girl I have in that prairie green land
I love far better than thee
She leaned herself against the fence
Just for a kiss or two
With a little pen knife held in her hand
She plugged him through and through
Come all you ladies in the town
The secret for me keep
With the diamond ring held on my hand
I never will forsake Some take him by his lily white hand
Some take him by his feet
We′ll throw him in this deep, deep well
More than one hundred feet
Lie there, lie there, Henry Lee
Till the flesh drops from your bones
The girl you have in that prairie green land
Still waits for your return
Fly down, fly down you little bird
And light on my right knee
Your cage will be the purest blue
Indeed of ivory
I can't fly down, I won't fly down
And light on your right knee
The girl that would murder her own true love