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A gentleman was passing by
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And he asked for a drink as he was dry
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At the well below the valley-o
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Green grows the lily-o
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Right among the bushes-o

My cup is full up to the brim
And if I were to stoop I might fall in

If your true love was passing by
You'd give him a drink if he was dry

She swore by grass, she swore by corn
Her true love had never been born

He said to her you're swearing wrong
Six fine children you have born

If you be a man of noble fame
You'll tell to me the father of them

There's one of them by your brother John
Another one by your Uncle Don

Another two by your father dear
At the well below the valley-o

If you be a man of noble fame
You'll tell to me what did happen to them

There's one of them buried beneath the tree
Another two buried beneath the stone

Two of them outside the graveyard wall
At the well below the valley-o

If you be a man of noble fame
You'll tell to me what will happen myself

You'll be seven long years a-ringing a bell
And seven years a-burning in hell

I'll be seven long years a-ringing a bell
But the Lord above may save my soul
From burning in hell