V1
My mother died when I was born Gm Fm
& was buried in the garden Gm Fm
My father wept how he did mourn Gm Fm
But he then married a harridan C7
They had a daughter who was sweet
My pretty little sister
We’d play together in the street
I used to hug & kiss her
CH
My stepmother killed me G
My father he ate me D
My sister gathered up my C
Lily white bones G
She buried them beneath D
The juniper tree G
There they lie amongst C
The earth’s cold stones D G
V2
In our barn there was a chest
Full of juicy apples
I reached in for the very best
I had no time to grapple
For my step ma slammed the lid
Dismembering my head
My sister found me cold & pallid
Her pretty shoes stained red
CH
My stepmother killed me G
My father he ate me D
My sister gathered up my C
Lily white bones G
She buried them beneath D
The juniper tree G
There they lie amongst C
The earth’s cold stones D G
V3
I was chopped up & boiled in a cooking pot
With onions, potatoes & beans
& served up by ladle piping hot
Into bowls greedily licked clean
My father had seconds & so did his wife
My sister kept her mouth shut
But she took the remains of my innocent life
& into the dark I was put
CH
My stepmother killed me G
My father he ate me D
My sister gathered up my C
Lily white bones G
She buried them beneath D
The juniper tree G
There they lie amongst C
The earth’s cold stones D G
V4
My sister comes to my graveside
I so anticipate her visit
Herself, she is so quite beside
I find it quite exquisite
As she weeps, weeps, weeps for me
Sweet salt tears seep down each day
Soon I’ll rise from beneath this tree
To make my murderer pay
CH
My stepmother killed me G
My father he ate me D
My sister gathered up my C
Lily white bones G
She buried them beneath D
The juniper tree G
There they lie amongst C
The earth’s cold stones D G
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