♪ Come sit by me all you fine lords and laddies ♪ I'll tell you the tale ♪ Of young John Henry ♪ He met a fair maiden ♪ One bright May morning ♪ As he went a-hunting ♪ In Midsomer County ♪ Pale was the skin Of the Midsomer maiden ♪ Blue eyes ♪ As blue as the sea ♪ And on her fair head ♪ Lay a garland of flowers ♪ Sweet were the roses of Midsomer County ♪ Young men, don't stray ♪ This maiden will lead you away...
♪ Ballad Of Midsomer County ♪ She led him on through ♪ The Midsomer green wood ♪ Till they came to a hut ♪ By a juniper tree ♪ She said, "Sir, won't you... ♪ Come sit by my fire? ♪ You'll eat like a king..." Midsomer County ♪ Young men, don't stray ♪ This maiden will lead you away...