Bruton Town Lyrics - Sandy Denny

In bruton town there lived a noble man 

He had two sons and a daughter fair 

By night and day they were contriving 

For to fill their sister's heart with care 

One night one night of restless slumber 

One brother rose up from his bed 

He heard the servant court their sister 

Oh he heard they had a mind to wed 

Oh when he rose the very next morning 

Went searching for the serving man 

And when he found him this young man he murdered 

Oh left him lying in the briars around 

Oh she went to bed a-crying and lamenting 

And thinking of her own true love 

And as she slept she dreamt that she saw him 

A-lying in the countryside all covered with gore and blood 

Oh brothers, brothers why do you whisper 

And what's become of this serving man? 

Oh we lost him where we were a-hunting gone 

We lost him where he won't ever be found 

Oh she early rose the very next morning 

And searched the countryside around 

And there she saw her own dear jewel 

A-lying in the briars where he'd been found 

Three days and nights here did lie by him 

She thought her heart it would break with woe 

When a cruel hunger came upon her 

And in despair to her home she did go 

Oh sister, sister why do you whisper 

And won't you tell us where you've been 

Stand off, stand off you bloody butchers 

My love and I you have both slain