John Barleycorn
The Horses of the Gods
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O three men they did come down from Kent To plough for wheat and rye And they made a vow and a solemn vow John Barleycorn should die O they ploughed him in the furrow deep Till the clods lay o'er his head And these three men were rejoicing then John Barleycorn was dead They left him for a week or so And a shower of rain did fall John Barleycorn sprang up again And he proved them liars all Then they hired men with sickles To cut him off at the knee And the worst of all they served Barleycorn They served him barbarously Then they hired men with pitchforks To pitch him onto the load And the worst of all they served Barleycorn They bound him down with cord Then they hired men with thrashels To beat him high and low They came smick-smack on poor Jack's back Till the flesh bled every blow O the next thing they put him in the malting kiln Thinking to dry his bones And the worst of all they served Barleycorn They crushed him between two stones Then they put him in the mashing tub Thinking to scold his tail And the next thing they called Barleycorn They called him home brewed ale So come put your wine into glasses Your cider in tin cans Put young Barleycorn in the old brown jug For he proves the strongest man
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Written by: Matthew Bane, Michael Ballard
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