Nigel Ashley-John barleycorn(folk song-England)

This song s first version was in 1568::!!!!!
Here are the lyrics
(traditional)

There were three men came out of the west, their fortunes for to try.
those three men made a solemn vow
John Barleycorn should die
They've ploughed, they've sown, they've harrowed him in
Threw clods upon his head
And these three men made a solemn vow
John Barleycorn is dead....
They let him lie for a very long time, 'til the rains from heaven did fall
And little Sir John sprung up his head and so amazed them all
They've let him stand 'til Midsummer's Day 'til he looked both pale and wan
And little Sir John's grown a long long beard and so become a man........
They've hired men with their scythes so sharp to cut him off at the knee
They rolled him ,tied him by the waist serving him most barbarously
They've hired men with their sharp pitchforks who've pricked him to the heart
And the loader he has served him worse than that
he's bound him to the cart......
They've wheeled him round and round a field and they came unto a barn
And there they made a solemn oath on poor John Barleycorn
They've hired men with their crabtree sticks to cut him skin from bone
And the miller s served him worse than that
he's ground him tween two stones
And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl and his brandy in the glass
And little Sir John and the nut brown bowl proved the strongest man at last
The huntsman he can't hunt the fox nor so loudly to blow his horn
And the tinker he can't mend kettle or pots without a little barleycorn

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[jverdad]

Like this version very much.. Original, a great interpretation of traditional folk ...Would like to buy the song, but not available in ITunes..

[ShamanStarseed]

Brilliant! thanks!

[soopasonix]

liked that one very much