Daughter's Lament

Come in, come in my father dear And spend this hour with me For I have a meal, and a very fine meal I fixed it up for thee, thee I fixed it up for thee No, I ain't commin' in, no, I ain't commin' in To spend this hour with thee For I have to go down in the mines I'll return this night to thee, thee I'll return this night to thee Did she got up her arrow and her bow? Her arrow and her string? And she went down to the forest deep And sweetly she did sing, sing And sweetly she did sing Up spoke, up spoke a mockingjay Up from a willow tree Saying you had a father in the mines Who's gone this day from thee, thee Who's gone this day from thee Woe be, woe be mockingjay Woe be, woe be to thee I'll send an arrow through your heart For to bring such news to me, me For to bring such news to me Up spoke, up spoke that mockingjay Don't waste your time with me Go home and mind that pretty little girl Her father no more to see, see Her father no more to see She went home to her house that night That house so cold and mean And she held her sister close to her side And never more did sing, sing And never more did sing