The Prickilie Bush
Judy Collins
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G D G D G D G [Chorus]D G Oh, the prickilie bushC D It pricks my heart full soreG D G If I ever get out of the prickilieC bushG D G I'll never get in it anymore [Verse 1]D G Hangman, stay your ropeC D Will you stay it for a whileG D G C I think I see my mother comingG D G Riding over yonder stile [Verse 2]D G Mother, did you bring me goldC D Or silver to pay my feeG D G For to save my body from the coldC clay groundG D G My neck from the gallows tree [Verse 3]D G I didn't bring you goldC D Or silver to pay your feeG D G C But I have come to see you hangG D G On the gallows tree [Chorus]D G Oh, the prickilie bushContinues after the adC D It pricks my heart full soreG D G If I ever get out of the prickilieC bushG D G I'll never get in it anymore [Verse 4]D G Hangman, stay your ropeC D Will you stay it for a whileG D G C I think I see my father comingG D G Over yonder stile [Verse 5]D G Father, did you bring me goldC D Or silver to pay my feeG D G C Or have you come to see me hangG D G On the gallows tree [Verse 6]D G I didn't bring ya goldC D Or silver to pay your feeG D G C Your mother and I have come todayG D G To see you on the gallows tree [Chorus]D G Oh, the prickilie bushC D It pricks my heart full soreG D G If I ever get out of the prickilieC bushG D G I'll never get in it anymore [Verse 7]D G Hangman, stay your ropeC D Once more for a whileG D G C I think I see my darling comingG D G Over yonder stile [Verse 8]D G Darling, did you bring me goldC D Or silver to pay my feeG D G For to save my body from the coldC clay groundG D G My neck from the gallows tree [Verse 9]D G I brought ya goldC D And silver to pay your feeG D G C I did not come to see you hangG D G On the gallows tree [Chorus]D G Oh, the prickilie bushC D It pricks my heart full soreG D But now that I'm out of theG C prickilie bushG D G I'll never get in it anymore