down to the water

• her şeyiyle mükemmel helldorado şarkısı
  
  one fine and pleasant day
  i went down to the water
  and on the banks i came upon
  the rich farmer’s handsome daughter
  she was young and in her prime
  and in a red dress she did pose
  all on that sacred ground
  she looked just like a rose
  
  i sat down by her side
  and put my hand upon her knee
  i kindly asked her if she would
  ride along to the mountains free
  “kind sir, if i should ride with you
  there’s one thing i must tell
  if my father finds out,
  he will make your life a hell”
  
  as i was riding the very next day
  through the fields of her old man’s farm
  i was stopped by two male servants
  and one of them grabbed my arm
  “tell us sir, where are you bound?”
  “i’m bound for the waterside”
  “tell us sir, what’s there to be found?”
  “the farmers daughter who shall be my bride”
  
  “get out of here you little gypsy boy!”
  that girl shall never be your bride,
  cause she’s a lady of noble kin,
  and along with thieves she will never ride”
  well i cursed those servants
  and pulled my dagger out
  their hearts were stabbed by a blade of steel
  the whole valley could hear them shout
  
  i rode up to the old man’s farm
  never before i have seen such a slaughter
  i killed everyone that moved,
  ‘cept for the farmers handsome daughter
  now i must pay for what i’ve done
  so i’ll go down to the water
  i pray the lord to have mercy on my soul,
  before i get drawn and quartered.
• mükemmel bir hikaye anlatımı olan, yine aksanına kadar southern esintileri olan bir helldorado parçası. albüm için:
  (bkz: the ballad of nora lee)