There were three ravens sat on a tree, Down a down, hey down, hey down They were a black as they might be, With a down. The one of them said to his mate. "Where shall we our breakfast take?" With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down.
Down in yonder green field, Down a down, hey down, hey down Their lies a knight slain under his shield, With a down. His hounds they lie down at his feet So well they do their master keep. With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down.
She lifted up his bloody head, Down a down, hey down, hey down And kissed his wounds that were so red, With a down. She got him up upon her back And carried him to earthen lake. With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down.