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T:Down in Yon Forest
T: (Cherokee County, North Carolina
T:collected by John Jacob Niles)
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w:be_ a_ hall, Sing May, Queen May, sing Ma ry! "Tis_
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w:co ver lidd ed o ver with_ pur_ ple and pall. Sing
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w:all good men for the new_ born
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w:Ba by!
W:1. Down in yon forest be a hall,
W:Sing May, Queen May, sing Mary!
W:'Tis coverlidded over with purple and pall.
W:Sing all good men for the new-born Baby!
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W:2. Oh in that hall is a pallet bed:
W:Sing May, Queen May, sing Mary!
W:'Tis stained with blood like cardinal red.
W:Sing all good men for the new-born Baby!
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W:3. And at that pallet is a stone,
W:Sing May, Queen May, sing Mary!
W:On which the Virgin did atone.
W:Sing all good men for the new-born Baby!
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W:4. Under that hall is a gushing flood:
W:Sing May, Queen May, sing Mary!
W:From Christ's own side, 'tis water and blood,
W:Sing all good men for the new-born Baby!
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W:5. Beside that bed a shrub tree grows,
W:Sing May, Queen May, sing Mary!
W:Since he was born hit blooms and blows.
W:Sing all good men for the new-born Baby!
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W:6. Oh, on that bed a young Sguire (Lord) sleeps,
W:Sing May, Queen May, sing Mary!
W:His wounds are sick, and see, he weeps.
W:Sing all good men for the new-born Baby!
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W:7. Oh hail yon hall where none can sin,
W:Sing May, Queen May, sing Mary!
W:Cause hit's gold outside and silver within,
W:Sing all good men for the new-born Baby!