Cat. #0350 (MFH #143) - As sung by Mrs. Pearl Brewer, Pocahontas, Arkansas on May 27, 1959
VERSE 1
There was a maid, who had two babes
All alone and lone
She laid those babes down hand in hand
And with a knife, cut off their heads
All down by th greenwood side
VERSE 2
She buried those babes both under a stone
All alone and lone
And prayed to th Lord, it would never be known
All down by th greenwood side
VERSE 3
This maid was passing by one day
All alone and lone
She saw those babes both out for play
All down by th greenwood side
VERSE 4
O babes, o babes, if you were mine
All alone and lone
I'd dress you up in silk, so fine
All down by th greenwood side
VERSE 5
O Mother, dear Mother, we once't were yours
All alone and lone
You neither gave us course nor fine
You killed and buried us under a stone
And prayed to th Lord it would never be known
All down by th greenwood side
VERSE 6
For seven long years, you shall hear a bell
All alone and lone
And at th end of seven years you shall land in hell
All down by th greenwood side