Down By the Willows

He sneaked up to his lover's window Bade her go with him But she did so hesitantly For the moon that night was dim Said he "oh, my own true Emma Haste! Do not delay And we will ramble through the hedges Set our wedding day And we'll go" Down, down, down Down by the willows Down by the drooping willows Down by the willows Down by the drooping willows But there amongst the violets He cursed her up and down And told her of his jealousy Then pushed her to the ground But she had loved no other And she begged him for her life But no amount of pleading Could stop his steely knife Down, down, down Down by the willows Down by the drooping willows Down by the willows Down by the drooping willows Down, down, down, down, down Down by the river Down, down, down, down, down Down where the violets grow Down, down, down, down Down by the willows Down, down A f the birds sang in the morning Their awful, weary songs Where the truest love of Edward Had never done a wrong But there beneath the willows Where the violets fade and bloom Resides the ghost of Emma Near her cold and silent tomb The river Down, down, down Down by the willows Down by the drooping willows Down by the willows Down by the drooping willows Down, down, down Down by the willows Down by the drooping willows Down by the willows Down by the drooping willows