There was a youth, a cruel youth,
he lived beside the sea
Six pretty maidens he drowned there
by the lonely willow tree
As he walked forth with Sally Brown,
as he walked by the sea
And evil thought came into his mind
by the lonely willow tree
"Turn your back to the waterside,
your face to the willow tree
"Six pretty maidens I've drowned here,
and you the seventh shall be
"But first take off your golden gown,
take off your gown," said he
"For though I'm going to murder you,
I'll not spoil your finery."
"Then turn around, you cruel young man.
Turn around," said she
"For it's not right that such a young boy
a naked woman should see."
He turned around the cruel young man,
around about turned he
And seizing him boldly in both arms,
she threw him into the sea
"Lie there, lie there, you cruel young man,
Lie there lie there," said she
"Six pretty maidens you've drowned here,
now go keep them company."
He sank beneath the icy waves,
he sank beneath the sea
No living thing cried a tear for him,
but the lonely willow tree.
he lived beside the sea
Six pretty maidens he drowned there
by the lonely willow tree
As he walked forth with Sally Brown,
as he walked by the sea
And evil thought came into his mind
by the lonely willow tree
"Turn your back to the waterside,
your face to the willow tree
"Six pretty maidens I've drowned here,
and you the seventh shall be
"But first take off your golden gown,
take off your gown," said he
"For though I'm going to murder you,
I'll not spoil your finery."
"Then turn around, you cruel young man.
Turn around," said she
"For it's not right that such a young boy
a naked woman should see."
He turned around the cruel young man,
around about turned he
And seizing him boldly in both arms,
she threw him into the sea
"Lie there, lie there, you cruel young man,
Lie there lie there," said she
"Six pretty maidens you've drowned here,
now go keep them company."
He sank beneath the icy waves,
he sank beneath the sea
No living thing cried a tear for him,
but the lonely willow tree.
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