The Three Ravens- Motherwell (Scot) 1827 Child A b
[Below Child's text is the text from Motherwell with music.]
The Three Ravens- Child Version A b.
A b. 'The Three Ravens,' Motherwell's Minstrelsy, Appendix, p. xviii, No XII.
THREE ravens sat upon a tree,
Hey down, hey derry day
Three ravens sat upon a tree,
Hey down
Three ravens sat upon a tree,
And they were black as black could be.
And sing lay doo and in doo and day.
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XII. THE THREE RAVENS [Motherwell's Minstrelsy, Appendix, p. xviii, No XII.]
Is given from the singing of a traditionary version of the ballad very popular in Scotland, and the words of which set differ little from those given in Ritson's " Ancient Song."
Three ravens sat upon a tree,
Hey down, hey deny day,
Three ravens sat upon a tree, hey down,
Three ravens sat upon a tree,
And they were black as black could be,
And sing lay doo and la doo and day.