Sandy Denny Bruton Town

In bruton town there lived a noble man
He had two sons and a daughter fair


By night and day they were contriving

For to fill their sisters heart with care




One night one night our restless young girl

One brother rose up from his bed
He heard the servant court their sister
Oh he heard they had a mind to wed




Oh when he rose the very next morning

Went searching for the servant-man

And when he found him this young man he murdered


Oh left him lying in the briars around


Oh she went to bed a-crying and lamenting


And thinking of her own true love
And as she slept she dreamt that she saw him

A-lying in the countryside all covered with gore and blood


Oh brothers, brothers why do you whisper


And whats become of this servant man?


Oh we lost him when we were a-contending
We lost him were he wont ever be found




Oh she early rose the very next morning
And searched the countryside around

And there she saw her own dear jewel

A-lying in the briars where hed been found



Three days and nights shed lie by him

She thought her heart it would break with woe

When a cruel hunger came upon her

And in despair to her home she did go



Oh sister, sister why do you whisper

And wont you tell us where youve been
Stand off, stand off you bloody butchers

My love and I you have all slain