Johnny O' Braid's Lee

Johnny rose on a May morning,
called for water to wash his hands,
and he's called for his twa grey hounds
that were bound in iron chains,
that were bound in iron chains.

Johnny shot the dandy deer,
she was wounded in the side.
Between the water and the wood
the greyhounds laid their prize,
the greyhounds laid their prize.

Johnny ate the venison
and the dogs on caul did feed,
then they all laid down and fell asleep,
asleep as they'd been dead,
asleep as they'd been dead.

By there came a silly old man,
and a silly old man was he,
and he's away to the King's foresters
for to tell on young Johnny,
for to tell on young Johnny.

Seven men, they heard him out,
then away then they did ride,
and they came on Johnny all alone
and they shot him in the side,
and they shot him in the side.

Johnny shot six of them
and the seventh he wounded sore,
then he's laid his leg o'er his horse's back
and he swore that he would hunt more,
and he swore that he would hunt more.

Johnny rides to hounds so white,
and his bow ne'er fails to kill;
who dares abroad on Hallow's Eve,
you may see him hunting still,
you may see him hunting still.