down to the riverside And as he threw me into drown He watched me as I floated down He started home 'tween twelve and one Thinking on the deed he'd done Murdered
the river An ugly bloody sight My father up and told me That money would set me free If I would murder thar deal little girl Whose name was Rose Connelly And
in the ocean will be my deathbed The fish in deep water swim over my head My love's gone and left me He's the one I adore He's gone and I never shall
because I am a birdy And I'm not afraid to die Little birdy, little birdy Come sing me your song I've a short time to be here with you And a long time
a little lapdog Mama's gonna buy him a little lapdog Put it in his lap when she goes off Come up horsey, hey, hey Come up horsey, hey, hey Go to sleep and
heart Lying cold on the ground It's true I'm in jail, I'm a prisoner now But God is here with me and hears ever vow It was poor Ellen Smith And how she
Sweet Rosey-anne, sweet Rosey-anne Bye bye, sweet Rosey-anna I thought I heard my baby say, I won't be home tomorrow Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye, bye bye
[One, two , three!] The first night that I come home So drunk I could not see Found a horse in my stable Where my horse oughta be Come here my little
s blood it did flow And into the grave pretty Polly did go He threw something over her and turned to go home He threw something over her and turned to
That's what we do with the baby-o That's what we do with the baby That's what we do with the baby-o Throw him up in the old treetop The wind will blow and
Go to sleep little baby When you wake, right away On the pretty little horses Black and bay Sorrel and gray Whole heap of little horses Black and gray Sorrel and