Debra Cowan Cruel Brother lyrics

Three ladies played at cup and ball
With a hey and a lady gay
Three knights there came among them all
The rose it smells so sweetly

And one of them was dressed in red
He asked me with him to wed

And one of them was dressed in yellow
He asked me to be his fellow

And one of them was dressed in green
He asked me to be his queen

O You must ask my father the king
And you must ask my mother the queen

You must ask my sister Ann
And you must ask my brother John

O I have asked your father the King
And I have asked your mother the Queen

And I have asked your sister Ann
And I have asked your her brother John


Her father the king led her down the hall
Her mother the queen led down the stair

Her sister Ann led her down the path
Her brother John set her on her horse

And as she bent to give him a kiss
He stuck his penknife into her breast

Now up and ride my foremost man
My lady fair looks pale and wan

And what will you leave to your father the king
The golden chair that I sit in

And what will you leave to your mother the queen
The golden coach that I ride in

And what will you leave to your sister Ann
My silver broach and ivory fan

And what will you leave to your brother John
A pair of gallows to hang him on