paroles de chanson Johnny o' Bredislee/Glory of the West - June Tabor
Johnny
arose
on
a
May
morning
Called
for
water
to
wash
his
hands
′Come
loose
to
me
my
twa
gray
hounds
Lying
bound
in
iron
bands,
bands
That
lie
bound
in
iron
bands'
And
when
Johnny′s
mother
she
heard
of
this
Her
hands
in
dule
she
wrang
'Johnny
for
your
venison
Tae
the
greenwood
dinnae
gang,
gang
Tae
the
greenwood
dinnae
gang'
′Oh
we
have
plenty
of
the
white
bread
And
of
the
good
red
wine
Johnny
for
your
venison
Tae
the
greenwood
dinnae
gang,
gang
Tae
the
greenwood
dinnae
gang′
Ah
but
Johnny
has
bre'kit
his
good
bent
bow
His
arrows
one
by
one
He
is
on
to
the
gay
greenwood
For
to
bring
the
dun
deer
down,
down
For
to
bring
the
dun
deer
down
And
as
they
gae′d
down
by
Merrymoss
Down
among
yon
scroggs
There
they
spied
the
dun
deer
lie
At
the
back
of
a
bush
o'
broom,
broom
At
the
back
of
a
bush
o′
broom
Now
Johnny
shot
and
the
dun
deer
lap
He
wounded
her
in
the
side
Between
the
water
and
the
wood
Oh
the
gray
hounds
laid
her
pride,
pride
Oh,
the
gray
hounds
laid
her
pride
And
they
ate
so
much
of
the
good
venison
And
drank
so
much
of
the
blood
Johnny
and
his
twa
gray
hounds
Lay
asleep
as
they'd
been
dead,
dead
Lay
asleep
as
they′d
been
dead
(Instrumental)
And
on
come
this
silly
old
man
And
an
ill
death
may
he
d'e
He's
on
to
the
Seven
Foresters
For
to
tell
what
he
did
see,
see
For
to
tell
what
he
did
see
′Oh
as
a
come
down
by
Merrymoss
Down
among
yon
scroggs
The
bonniest
lad
that
e′re
I
saw
Lay
asleep
between
twa
dogs,
dogs
Lay
asleep
between
twa
dogs'
′And
the
coat
he
wore
upon
his
back
Was
of
the
Lincoln
twine
The
stock
he
wore
about
his
neck
It
was
fur
and
precious
stone,
stone
It
was
fur
and
precious
stone'
′And
the
buttons
he
wore
upon
his
vest
Were
of
the
gold
so
good
And
the
twa
gray
hounds
he
lay
between
Ah
their
mouths
all
red
with
blood,
blood
Aye,
their
mouths
all
red
with
blood!'
And
then
out
spoke
the
First
Forester
An
angry
man
was
he
′If
this
be
Johnny
O'Bredislee
My
faith,
we'll
gar
him
d′e,
d′e
Ah
my
faith,
we'll
gar
him
d′e'
And
then
out
spoke
the
Second
Forester
His
sister′s
son
was
he
'If
this
be
Johnny
O′Bredislee
We'd
better
let
him
be,
be
Oh,
we'd
better
let
him
be′
And
then
out
spoke
the
Seventh
Forester
Lord
among
them
all
′If
this
be
Johnny
O'Bredislee
We′ll
gang
and
gar
him
fall,
fall
Aye,
we'll
gang
and
gar
him
fall!′
And
the
first
shot
that
the
Foresters
fired
It
wounded
him
in
the
knee
And
the
second
shot
that
the
Foresters
fired
Oh
the
red
blood
blinded
his
e'e,
e′e
Oh,
the
red
blood
blinded
his
e'e
And
then
Johnny
woke
from
out
his
sleep
An
angry
man
was
he
'Ah
you
couldn′t
roused
me
from
my
dream
Ere
the
red
blood
blinded
my
e′e,
e'e
Ere,
the
red
blood
blinded
my
e′e'
′But
if
my
bow
break
true
as
it
used
to
do
My
courage
don'na
fail
I′ll
mak'
ya
dearly
rue
the
day
That
ya
come
to
the
Dinsdale
Hill,
Hill
That
ya
come
to
the
Dinsdale
Hill
And
he
set
his
back
against
an
oak
His
foot
against
a
thorn
He's
shot
the
Seven
Foresters
He′s
shot
them
all
and
one,
one
Aye,
he′s
killed
them
all
and
one!
Johnny's
good
bent
bow
is
broke
His
twa
gray
hounds
lie
slain
Johnny
sleeps
in
Merrymoss
And
his
hunting
days
are
done,
done
Aye,
his
hunting
days
are
done
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