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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Conway Savage
Conway Savage
Piano
Blixa Bargeld
Blixa Bargeld
Guitar
Thomas Wydler
Thomas Wydler
Drums
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Vocals
Martyn P. Casey
Martyn P. Casey
Bass
Mick Harvey
Mick Harvey
Organ
PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Vocals
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Blixa Bargeld
Blixa Bargeld
Composer
Thomas Wydler
Thomas Wydler
Composer
Martyn P. Casey
Martyn P. Casey
Composer
Mick Harvey
Mick Harvey
Composer
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Victor Van Vugt
Victor Van Vugt
Producer
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Producer
Tony Cohen
Tony Cohen
Producer
Simon Heyworth
Simon Heyworth
Mastering Engineer
Ray Staff
Ray Staff
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Get down, get down, little Henry Lee
And stay all night with me
You won't find a girl
In this damn world
That will compare with me
[Chorus]
And the wind did howl
And the wind did blow
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
[Verse 2]
I can't get down and I won't get down
And stay all night with thee
For the girl I have
In that merry green land
I love fair better than thee
[Chorus]
And the wind did howl
And the wind did blow
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
[Verse 3]
She leaned herself against a fence
Just for a kiss or two
And with a little pen-knife
Held in her hand
Well, she plugged him through and through
[Chorus]
And the wind did roar
And the wind did moan
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
[Verse 4]
Come take him by his lilly-white hands
Come take him by his feet
And throw him in this deep, deep well
It's more than one hundred feet
[Chorus]
And the wind did howl
And the wind did blow
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
[Verse 5]
Lie there, lie there, little Henry Lee
Till the flesh drops from your bones
For the girl you have in that merry green land
Can wait forever for you to come home
[Chorus]
And the wind did howl
And the wind did moan
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
[Outro]
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
Written by: Nick Cave

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