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In Bruton Town there lived a noble man
There was a well-respected man living in Bruton Town.

He had two sons and a daughter fair
He had two sons and one beautiful daughter.

By night and day they were contriving
The brothers were scheming both day and night.

For to fill their sister's heart with care
Their scheme was to cause their sister distress.

One night one night our restless young girl
One night, the young girl could not rest.

One brother rose up from his bed
One brother woke up from his sleep.

He heard the servant court their sister
He overheard the servant wooing their sister.

Oh he heard they had a mind to wed
He heard that the servant was interested in marrying their sister.

Oh when he rose the very next morning
The next morning, he immediately got up.

Went searching for the servant-man
He went out to look for the servant.

And when he found him this young man he murdered
When he found the servant, he killed him.

Oh left him lying in the briars around
The young man's body was left in the bushes.

Oh she went to bed a-crying and lamenting
The sister cried herself to sleep.

And thinking of her own true love
She thought about her lover.

And as she slept she dreamt that she saw him
While she slept, she dreamt of seeing him.

A-lying in the countryside all covered with gore and blood
In her dream, she saw him dead and bloody in the countryside.

Oh brothers, brothers why do you whisper
The sister heard her brothers whispering.

And what's become of this servant man?
She wanted to know what happened to the servant.

Oh we lost him when we were a-contending
Her brothers lied and said they lost him in a struggle.

We lost him were he won't ever be found
They implied that he is gone and won't be found.

Oh she early rose the very next morning
The next day, she got up early.

And searched the countryside around
She searched the countryside for her lover.

And there she saw her own dear jewel
She found her lover's dead body.

A-lying in the briars where he'd been found
His body was found in the same spot where he was left.

Three days and nights she'd lie by him
She spent three days and nights lying beside his body.

She thought her heart it would break with woe
She was devastated and thought her heart would break.

When a cruel hunger came upon her
She became hungry after being by his side for so long.

And in despair to her home she did go
She went home feeling hopeless.

Oh sister, sister why do you whisper
Her brothers heard her whispering.

And won't you tell us where you've been
They demanded to know where she went.

Stand off, stand off you bloody butchers
She accused her brothers of killing her lover.

My love and I you have all slain
She accused them of killing both her and her lover.