WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL DAY HENRY MY SON WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL DAY MY BELOVED ONE DOWN BY THE RIVER, DOWN BY THE RIVER I WAS FISHING THE WHOLE DAY LONG DOWN BY THE RIVER, DOWN BY THE RIVER THE WHOLE DAY LONG
WHAT PUT THE BLOOD ON YOUR SHOULDER HENRY MY SON WHAT PUT THE BLOOD ON YOUR SHOULDER MY BELOVED ONE I GUESS IT IS THE BLOOD OF A HARE AN OLD HARE THAT I KILLED TODAY I GUESS IT IS THE BLOOD OF A HARE I KILLED MOST CARLENTLY
I THINK THIS IS NO BLOOD OF A HARE HENRY MY SON I THINK THIS IS NO BLOOD OF A HARE MY BELOVED ONE THE BLOOD OF A MAN, THE BLOOD OF A MAN THE BLOOD OF A MAN I KILLED TODAY THE BLOOD OF A MAN, THE BLOOD OF A MAN I KILLED MOST CARLENTLY
WHAT CAME BETWEEN YOU BOTH HENRY MY SON WHAT CAME BETWEEN YOU BOTH MY BELOVED ONE HE PUT HIS HANDS IN MY LEATHERBAG HE TRIED TO STEAL MY MONEY AWAY HE PUT HIS HANDS IN MY LEATHERBAG SO I TOOK HIM DOWN
OUT THERE THE POLICEMEN COME HENRY MY SON OUT THERE THE POLICEMEN COME MY BELOVED ONE I`LL PUT MY FEET ON BOARD OF A SHIP I WILL SAIL AWAY I`LL PUT MY FEET ON BOARD OF A SHIP TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY
AND WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH YOUR FAMILY HENRY MY SON AND WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH YOUR FAMILY MY BELOVED ONE THEY CAN PUT THEIR FEET ON BOARD OF THE SHIP AND SAIL RIGHT AFTER ME THEY CAN PUT THEIR FEET ON BOARD OF THE SHIP AND SAIL RIGHT AFTER ME NOW YOUR WORLD`S A PRISON CELL HENRY MY SON NOW YOUR WORLD`S A PRISON CELL MY BELOVED ONE NOW LISTEN TO IT, HENRY MY SON THE CHURCH IS RINGING IT`S BELL TOMORROW THEY WILL CHOP OFF YOUR HEAD AND YOU`LL BURN IN HELL