Misc Traditional - The wife of ushers well

There was a ^Amwoman and she lived alone And ^Dmbabies, she had ^Amthree She sent them a^Amway to the North Countrie To ^Emlearn their gramma^Amrie

They'd not been ^Amgone but a very short time ^DmScarcely six weeks to the ^Amday When death, cold ^Amdeath, spread through the land And ^Emswept them babes a^Amway

She prayed to the ^AmLord in Heaven above ^DmWearing a starry ^Amcrown: Oh send to ^Amme my three little babes To^Emnight or in the mornin^Amg soon

It was very ^Amclose to Christmas time The ^Dmnight was long and ^Amcold And the very next ^Ammorning, at the break of day Them ^Embabies come a-running ^Amhome

She set the ^Amtable for them to eat Upon it ^Dmspread both bread and ^Amwine: Come eat, come ^Amdrink, my three little babes Come ^Emeat, come drink of ^Ammine

Oh mother, we ^Amcannot eat your bread Neither ^Dmcan we drink your ^Amwine For the morrow ^Ammorning at the break of day Our ^EmSaviour we must re^Amjoin

She made the ^Ambed in the back-a-most room U^Dmpon it laid a golden ^Amsheet Upon the ^Amtop a golden spread For to ^Emhelp them babes a^Amsleep

Rise up, rise ^Amup – said the eldest one ^DmRise up, rise up – said ^Amhe For tomorrow ^Ammorn, at the break of day Our ^EmSaviour must we ^Amsee

Cold clods of ^Amclay roll o'er our heads ^DmGreen grass grows on our ^Amfeet And our sweet ^Amtears, my mother dear Will ^Emwet our winding ^Amsheet