Misc Traditional – The Cruel Mother (Guitar)
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Em D Em D Em there was a lady who lived in york Em G D Em she proved a child by her own fathers clock Em D Em D Em she leaned her back against a thorn Em G D Em and there she had her baby born Em D Em D Em she pulled out her weeping knife Em G D Em and she took that sweet babes life Em D Em D Em she wiped the blade all on the grass Em G D Em but the harder she wiped the blood ran fast Em D Em D Em she washed her hands all in the stream Em G D Em thinking to turn a maid again Em D Em D Em as she was walking down her fathers hall Em G D Em she saw three babies a playing at the ball Em D Em D Em one dressed in silk the other in satin Em G D Em the other as naked as ever was born Em D Em D Em all little babies if you were mine Em G D Em I’d dress you in silk and satin so fine Em D Em D Em oh mother dear I once was dying Em G D Em you neither dress me in clothes so fine Em D Em D Em the coldest clay it was my bed Em G D Em the green grass was my coverlet Em D Em D Em all my fine babes what will become of me Em G D Em you’ll be seven long years a bud in a tree Em D Em D Em seven long years the tongue of a bell Em G D Em seven long years a porter in hell