Steeleye Span - The prickly bush

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Oh, the prickly bush, it pricks my heart full sore

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And if ever I'm out of the prickly bush

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I'll never get in it any more ^{G F C F}

^GHangman, oh hangman, hold your rope awhile I think I see my ^Ffather, ^Cover yonder stile ^{F G}Father did you bring me gold or have you brought any fee For to save my body from the ^Fcold, clay ground And my ^Cneck from the gallows tree? ^F

Oh ^Gno, I didn't bring you gold ^GNor have I brought any fee But I have come to ^Fsee you hung U^Cpon the gallows tree ^F

^GHangman, oh hangman, hold your rope awhile I think I see my ^Fbrother, ^Cover yonder stile ^F Oh, ^Gbrother did you bring me gold or have you brought any fee For to save my body from the ^Fcold, clay ground And my ^Cneck from the gallows tree? ^F

Oh ^Gno, I didn't bring you gold ^GNor have I brought any fee But I have come to ^Fsee you hung U^Cpon the gallows tree

^DOh, the prickly ^Gbush, it ^Cpricks my heart full ^Gsor^De.. And if ^Gever I'm ^Dout of the ^Emprickly ^Cbush I'll ^Dnever get in it any^Gmore ^DOh, the prickly ^Gbush, it ^Cpricks my heart full ^Gsor^De.. And if ^Gever I'm ^Dout of the ^Emprickly ^Cbush I'll ^Dnever get in it any^Fmore

^GHangman, oh hangman, hold your rope awhile I think I see my ^Fsister coming, ^Cover yonder stile ^{F G}Sister did you bring me gold or have you brought any fee For to save my body from the ^Fcold, clay ground And my ^Cneck from the gallows tree? ^F

Oh ^Gno, I didn't bring you gold ^GNor have I brought any fee But I have come to ^Fsee you hung U^Cpon the gallows tree

^DOh, the prickly ^Gbush, it ^Cpricks my heart full ^Gsor^De.. And if ^Gever I'm ^Dout of the ^Emprickly ^Cbush I'll ^Dnever get in it any^Gmore ^DOh, the prickly ^Gbush, it ^Cpricks my heart full ^Gsor^De.. And if ^Gever I'm ^Dout of the ^Emprickly ^Cbush I'll ^Dnever get in it any^Fmore

^GHangman, oh hangman, hold your rope awhile I think I see my ^Flover, ^Cover yonder stile ^{F G}Lover did you bring me gold or have you brought any fee For to save my body from the ^Fcold, clay ground And my ^Cneck from the gallows tree? ^F

Oh ^Gyes, I have brought you gold ^GYes, I've brought your fee And I've not come to ^Fsee you hung U^Cpon the gallows tree

^DOh, the prickly ^Gbush, it ^Cpricks my heart full ^Gsor^De.. And if ^Gever I'm ^Dout of the ^Emprickly ^Cbush I'll ^Dnever get in it any^Gmore ^DOh, the prickly ^Gbush, it ^Cpricks my heart full ^Gsor^De.. And if ^Gever I'm ^Dout of the ^Emprickly ^Cbush I'll ^Dnever get in it any^Gmore

^DOh, the prickly ^Gbush, it ^Cpricks my heart full ^Gsor^De.. And if ^Gever I'm ^Dout of the ^Emprickly ^Cbush I'll ^Dnever get in it any^Gmore ^DOh, the prickly ^Gbush, it ^Cpricks my heart full ^Gsor^De.. And if ^Gever I'm ^Dout of the ^Emprickly ^Cbush I'll ^Dnever get in it any^Gmore