Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Love Henry Lyrics
Words and music by bob dylan (1993 special rider music)Original version of henry lee. nicks version is also available.Get down, get down, love henry, she cried,And stay all night with me.I have gold chains, and the finest I haveIll apply them all to thee.I cant get down and I shant get down,Or stay all night with thee.Some pretty little girl in cornersvilleI love far better than thee.He laid his head on a pillow of down.Kisses she gave him three.With a penny knife that she held in her handShe murdered mortal he.Get well, get well, love henry, she cried,Get well, get well, said she.Oh dont you see my own hearts bloodCome flowin down so free?She took him by his long yellow hair,And also by his feet.She plunged him into well water, whereIt runs both cold and deep.Lie there, lie there, love henry, she cried,Til the flesh rots off your bones.Some pretty little girl in cornersvilleWill mourn for your return.Hush up, hush up, my parrot, she cried,Dont tell no news on me,Or these costly beads around my neck,Ill apply them all to thee.Fly down, fly down, pretty parrot, she cried,And light on my right knee.The doors to your cage shall be decked with goldAnd hung on a willow tree.I wont fly down, I cant fly downAnd light on your right knee.A girl who would murder her own true loveWould kill a little bird like me.
