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<pre><font size='+2'>JOHN BARLEYCORN A BALLAD lyrics BURNS ROBERT</font><br>JOHN BARLEYCORN: A BALLAD<br />
(Robert Burns)<br />
<br />
There was three kings into the east,<br />
    Three kings both great and high,<br />
And they hae sworn a solemn oath<br />
     John Barleycorn should die.<br />
<br />
 They took a plough and plough`d him down,<br />
    Put clods upon his head,<br />
 And they hae sworn a solemn oath<br />
    John Barleycorn was dead.<br />
<br />
But the cheerful Spring came kindly on`<br />
  And show`rs began to fall;<br />
John Barleycorn got up again,<br />
   And sore surpris`d them all.<br />
<br />
The sultry suns of Summer came,<br />
  And he grew thick and strong:<br />
His head weel arm`d wi pointed spears,<br />
  That no one should him wrong.<br />
<br />
The sober Autumn enter`d mild,<br />
  When he grew wan and pale;<br />
His bendin joints and drooping head<br />
  Show`d he began to fail.<br />
<br />
His colour sicken`d more and more,<br />
  He faded into age;<br />
And then his enemies began<br />
   To show their deadly rage.<br />
<br />
They`ve taen a weapon, long and sharp,<br />
  And cut him by the knee;<br />
They ty`d him fast upon a cart,<br />
   Like a rogue for forgerie.<br />
<br />
They laid him down upon his back,<br />
   And cudgell`d him full sore.<br />
They hung him up before the storm,<br />
  And turn`d him o`er and o`er.<br />
<br />
They filled up a darksome pit<br />
   With water to the brim,<br />
They heav`d in John Barleycorn-<br />
   There, let him sink or swim!<br />
<br />
They laid him upon the floor,<br />
   To work him farther woe;<br />
And still, as signs of life appear`d,<br />
   They toss`d him to and fro.<br />
<br />
They wasted o`er a scorching flame<br />
   The marrow of his bones;<br />
But a miller us`d him worst of all,<br />
   For he crush`d him between two atones.<br />
<br />
And they hae taen his very hero blood<br />
   And drank it round and round;<br />
And still the more and more they drank,<br />
   Their joy did more abound.<br />
<br />
John Barleycorn was a hero bold,<br />
     Of noble enterprise;<br />
For if you do but taste his blood,<br />
     `Twill make your courage rise.<br />
<br />
`Twill make a man forget his woe;<br />
     `Twill heighten all his joy:<br />
 `Twill make the widow`s heart to sing,<br />
    Tho the tear were in her eye.<br />
<br />
Then let us toast John Barleycorn,<br />
  Each man a glass in hand;<br />
And may his great posterity<br />
   Ne`er fail in old Scotland!<br />
<br />
TUNE: Lull me beyond thee<br />
@drink @Scots<br />
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JOHN BARLEYCORN: A BALLAD
(Robert Burns)

There was three kings into the east,
Three kings both great and high,
And they hae sworn a solemn oath
John Barleycorn should die.

They took a plough and plough`d him down,
Put clods upon his head,
And they hae sworn a solemn oath
John Barleycorn was dead.

But the cheerful Spring came kindly on`
And show`rs began to fall;
John Barleycorn got up again,
And sore surpris`d them all.

The sultry suns of Summer came,
And he grew thick and strong:
His head weel arm`d wi pointed spears,
That no one should him wrong.

The sober Autumn enter`d mild,
When he grew wan and pale;
His bendin joints and drooping head
Show`d he began to fail.

His colour sicken`d more and more,
He faded into age;
And then his enemies began
To show their deadly rage.

They`ve taen a weapon, long and sharp,
And cut him by the knee;
They ty`d him fast upon a cart,
Like a rogue for forgerie.

They laid him down upon his back,
And cudgell`d him full sore.
They hung him up before the storm,
And turn`d him o`er and o`er.

They filled up a darksome pit
With water to the brim,
They heav`d in John Barleycorn-
There, let him sink or swim!

They laid him upon the floor,
To work him farther woe;
And still, as signs of life appear`d,
They toss`d him to and fro.

They wasted o`er a scorching flame
The marrow of his bones;
But a miller us`d him worst of all,
For he crush`d him between two atones.

And they hae taen his very hero blood
And drank it round and round;
And still the more and more they drank,
Their joy did more abound.

John Barleycorn was a hero bold,
Of noble enterprise;
For if you do but taste his blood,
`Twill make your courage rise.

`Twill make a man forget his woe;
`Twill heighten all his joy:
`Twill make the widow`s heart to sing,
Tho the tear were in her eye.

Then let us toast John Barleycorn,
Each man a glass in hand;
And may his great posterity
Ne`er fail in old Scotland!

TUNE: Lull me beyond thee
@drink @Scots
filename[ BARLEY1
ARB
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