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Now Lizzie May sat in her bedroom door.
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She grieved and she wept all day,
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‘Til by there came her father dear,
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Said, “What ails of ye, Lizzie May?”

“My ailing is a woman’s ail.
Dear Father, I’ll tell ye why:
I have a baby in my side
All caused by my brother and I.”

Now Lizzie May sat in her bedroom door.
She grieved and she wept all day,
‘Til by there came her mother dear,
Said, “What ails of ye, Lizzie May?”

“My ailing is a woman’s ail.
Dear Mother, I’ll tell ye why:
I have a baby in my side
All caused by my brother and I.”

Now Lizzie May sat in her bedroom door.
She grieved and she wept all day,
‘Til by there came her brother dear,
Said, “What ails of ye, Lizzie May?”

And when he found what the matter was.
He shewed her no mercy,
But cut her body all so fair
In pieces by one, two and three.

Oh, he will sail the widest sea
Beyond the farthest land-o
Because the blood of Lizzie May
Was red upon his hand.