Bruton Town Testo

In bruton town there lived a noble man
He had two sons and a daughter fair
By night and day they were contriving
For to fill their sister❝s heart with care
One night one night our restless young girl
One brother rose up from his bed
He heard the servant court their sister
Oh he heard they had a mind to wed
Oh when he rose the very next morning
Went searching for the servant-man
And when he found him this young man he murdered
Oh left him lying in the briars around
Oh she went to bed a-crying and lamenting
And thinking of her own true love
And as she slept she dreamt that she saw him
A-lying in the countryside all covered with gore and blood
Oh brothers, brothers why do you whisper
And what❝s become of this servant man?
Oh we lost him when we were a-contending
We lost him were he won❝t ever be found
Oh she early rose the very next morning
And searched the countryside around
And there she saw her own dear jewel
A-lying in the briars where he❝d been found
Three days and nights she❝d lie by him
She thought her heart it would break with woe
When a cruel hunger came upon her
And in despair to her home she did go
Oh sister, sister why do you whisper
And won❝t you tell us where you❝ve been
Stand off, stand off you bloody butchers
My love and I you have all slain