THERE were three ravens sat on a tree, 
Down-a-down,hey! Derry-down,
They were as black as they might be. 
Down
The one of them said to his make, 
'Where shall we our breakfast take?' 
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'Down in yonder greene field,
Down-a-down,hey! Derry-down,
There lies a knight slain under his shield; 
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'His hounds they lie down at his feet, 
So well they can their master keep; 
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'His hawks they flie so eagerly, 
Down-a-down,hey! Derry-down,
There 's no fowl [bad word] him nigh.'
Dawn
Down [bad word] a fallow doe 
As great with young as she might goe. 
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She lift up his bloudy head 
Down-a-down,hey! Derry-down,
And kist his wounds that were so red. 
Down,
She gat him up upon her back 
And carried him to earthen lake. 
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She buried him before the prime, 
Down-a-down,hey! Derry-down,
She was dead herself ere evensong time. 
Down.
God send every gentleman 
Such hounds, such hawks, and such a leman
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