....blood is that on your knife My youngest son come tell this to me It is the blood of my old horse Who's plowed the fields for me me me " " " " " me It is too red for ye old horse's blood My youngest son come tell this to me It is the blood of my old dog Who's run the deer for me me me " " " " " It is too red for ye old dog's blood My youngest son come tell this to me It is the blood of my little brother Who's walked the roads with me me me " " " " " me What did you and your little brother fallout about? My youngest son come tell this to me For cutting down my haze nut bush Which might ah made a tree, tree, tree " " ah " " tree What will you do when your father finds it out My youngest son come tell this to me I'll step my foot in yonders boat And sail across the sea sea sea " " " " sea When will you ever return back My youngest son come tell this to me
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