She went upstairs to make her bed and not a word to her

Mother said her mother went upstairs too saying oh

Daughter my daughter what troubles you


Oh mother oh mother i can not tell that butcher that 

Butcher that boy I love so well he courted he courted my 

Life away and now at home at home he will not stay


Ther is a place a place in london town wher that

Butcher that boy he goes and sits down He takes that

Strange that strange girl on his knee and tells her and 

Tells her what he won't tell me


Her father her father came home from work saying my

Daughter my daughter she looks so hurt he went upstairs 

Upstairs to give her hope and found her and found her

Hanging from a rope


He took a knife a knife and cut her down and in her

Bosom her bosom a note he found go dig a grave

Both wide and deep and place a marble slab at my head and feet


And over my coffin my coffin place a snow white dove to

Warn the world the world that I died for love