"Get down, get down Love Henry," she cried “趴下，趴下爱情亨利， ”她哭了

"And stay all night with me “而通宵呆在这里陪我

I have gold chains, and the finest I have 我有金链，和最好的我

I'll apply them all to thee." 我将它们全部应用到你。 “

                              

"I can't get down and I shan't get down “我不能去，我将取不下来

Or stay all night with thee 或通宵呆在这里与你同在

Some pretty little girl in Cornersville 在Cornersville一些漂亮的小女孩

I love far better than thee." 我爱远远比你更好。 “

                              

He layed his head on a pillow of down 他奠定了他脑袋上下来的枕头

Kisses she gave him three 吻她给了他三

With a penny knife that she held in her hand 与她在手持一分钱刀

She murdered mortal he. 她谋杀了他致命的。

                              

"Get well, get well Love Henry," she cried “不好弄，不好弄爱亨利， ”她哭了

"Get well, get well," said she “不好弄，不好弄， ”她说

"Oh don't you see my own heart's blood “哦，不，你看到了自己的心脏的血液

Come flowin' down so free ?" 来流下来，有空吗？ “

                              

She took him by his long yellow hair 她拉着他的他的长头发发黄

And also by his feet 而且他的脚

She plunged him into well water, where 她陷入他入井水，其中

It runs both cold and deep. 它运行既冷且深。

                              

"Lie there, lie there, Love Henry," she cried “躺在那里，躺在那里，爱亨利， ”她哭了

"'Til the flesh rots off your bones “ 直到肉体腐烂掉你的骨头

Some pretty little girl in Cornersville 在Cornersville一些漂亮的小女孩

Will mourn for your return." 将哀悼你回来。 “

                              

"Hush up, hush up, my parrot," she cried “嘘了，别吵了，我的鹦鹉， ”她哭了

"Don't tell no news on me “别告诉我就没有消息

Or these costly beads around my neck 或者搂着我的脖子这些昂贵珠

I'll apply them all to thee." 我将它们全部应用到你。 “

                              

"Fly down, fly down pretty bird," she cried “飞了下来，飞落漂亮的小鸟， ”她哭了

"And light on my right knee “而光在我的右膝盖

The doors to your cage shall be decked with gold 大门，你们的笼子应与金来打扮

And hung on a willow tree." 挂在一棵柳树。 “

                              

"I won't fly down, I can't fly down “我不会飞了下来，我不能飞下来

And light on your right knee 光在你的右膝盖

A girl who would murder her own true love 一个女孩谁也谋杀了自己的真爱

Would kill a little bird like me." 会杀了一只小鸟和我一样。 “