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Oh Henry Lee, go down with she
where the river's deep and wide
and sat awatch that splintery fence
the narrowed currawong eyes
Get down get down, Henry Lee
You can bleed all the way to the sea
I shall be free of thee
Henry Lee
Oh Henry Lee, go far from me
I'll stay this merry green land
though my belly swells again
with the like of your face and your hands
Get down get down, Henry Lee
You can bleed all the way to the sea
I shall be free of thee
Henry Lee
Oh Henry, in my dreams there weeps
a willow by the course
where that wily girl with the steely curls
lays her red lips upon yours
Get down get down, Henry Lee
You can bleed all the way to the sea
I shall be free of thee
Henry Lee
Oh Henry, there's a bird lit down
into my garden green
right then, as her pen knife does rend
the flesh between your ribs
Get down get down, Henry Lee
You can bleed all the way to the sea
I shall be free of thee
Henry Lee
Oh Henry Lee, 'tis well for me
your lilly white fists have gone
and my far off girl may return to me now
with the gold from your finger she stole
Get down get down, Henry Lee
You can bleed all the way to the sea
I shall be free of thee
Henry Lee
Get down get down, Henry Lee
You can bleed all the way to the sea
We shall be free of thee
Henry Lee
~ Brendan Bonsack 2016
