The Dead Girl

Chorus

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya, hey-ho-yah-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya, hey-ho-yah-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya-ho

Verse 1

This is the song of the dead girl

She was the loveliest girl in the land

Her arms were long and beautiful

Her eyes were like the morning sun

Verse 2

A man came riding to her father's door

He was a man, oh, he was a rich man

He was the handsomest man in the land

His eyes were like the midnight sun

Verse 3

Her father said, "Take her with you"

Her mother said, "Take her with you"

Her sister said, "Take her with you"

But the dead girl, she said

Chorus

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya, hey-ho-yah-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya, hey-ho-yah-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya-ho

Verse 4

Then the man rode to the gypsy woman

The gypsy woman, she was old and wise

The gypsy woman told his fortune

But the dead girl, she was not surprised

Verse 5

Then the man brought a gift for her

A golden ring with a precious stone

He said, "Girl, take this ring of mine

And wed me or leave me here alone"

Verse 6

Then she took the ring and she tried it on

But the ring was small, it fell in the well

Then she reached down to bring it back

But the dead girl, she fell again

Chorus

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya, hey-ho-yah-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya, hey-ho-yah-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya-ho

Verse 7

Then the man, he ran to the well so deep

He said, "Girl, will you marry me?"

Then the dead girl, she spoke to him

She said, "I will, but first you must"

Verse 8

Go down, boy, and bring hair and nail

And white, soft skin from my body cold

And weave them in a handkerchief

And wear it always 'round your soul

Verse 9

And when you marry another girl

She will ask, "Why do you weep?"

Then you will show the handkerchief

And then you'll know the reason why

Chorus

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya, hey-ho-yah-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya, hey-ho-yah-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya, hey-ho-yah-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya, hey-ho-yah-ho

Hey-ya-ho-hoo

Hey-ya-ho