John Barleycorn Lyrics - Singles - Traditional

1.There were three men coming out of the west 

their fortunes for to try 

and these three men made a solemn vow 

John Barleycorn should die. 

They ploughed him in 

they harrowed him in 

threw clods all over his head. 

And these three men they swore and vowed: 

John Barleycorn was dead. 

2. They let him lie for a very long time 

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till rain from heaven did fall. 

And little Sir John sprung up his head 

and so amazed them all. 

They let him stand till midsummer's day 

he looked both pale and wan. 

And little Sir John's grown a long long beard 

and so became a man. 

3. They hired men with the scythes so sharp 

to cut him off at knee. 

They rolled him and tied him 'round the waist 

and served him barbarously. 

Then they sent men with pitchforks strong 

to pierce him through the heart. 

And the loader served him worse than that 

for he's bound him to a cart. 

4. They hired men with crab-tree sticks 

to cut him skin from bone 

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the miller served him worse than that 

and ground him between two stones. 

And little Sir John and the dark brown bowl 

and he's brandy in the glass 

and little Sir John and the dark brown bowl 

grew the strongest man at last.