Down To The Water Songtext / Lyric

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.