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The Three Ravens

from Sweet Anne's Road by Jim Sharkey

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A 17th century traditional English folk ballad.

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THE THREE RAVENS
(Traditional with music by Jim Sharkey)

There were three Ravens sat on a tree
There were three Ravens sat on a tree
There were three Ravens sat on a tree
They were as black as they might be

The one of them said to his mate
Where shall we our breakfast take?
Down in yonder green field
There lies a slain knight under a shield

His hounds they lie down at his feet
His hounds so well there master keep
His bitter hawks fly swift and sly
There's no fowl there to him come nigh

Down there comes a fallow doe
As great with young as she might go
She stoops and lifts up his bloody head
To kiss his wounds that were so red

She got him up upon her back
And carried him to the earthen lake
She buried him before the prime
And died herself before evening time

God send every gentleman
God send every gentleman
God send every gentleman
Such hawks, such hounds, and partisan

There were three ravens sat on a tree
There were three ravens sat on a tree
The one of them said to his mate
Where shall we our breakfast take

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from Sweet Anne's Road, released October 11, 2016

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Jim Sharkey Portland, Maine

Songwriter Jim Sharkey is an Irish and Americana folk musician. Jim grew up in County Roscommon, Ireland. He plays around the northeastern US. Jim's original songs blend Irish traditional ballad influences with contemporary issues.

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