 | Ballads, Danish - 1806 - 448 pages
...BARLEYCORN. Given by the Editor, from his own recollection, as he learned it in Morayshire when he teas a boy, and before the Poems of BURNS were published....upon his head ; And they have sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn was dead. But the spring-time it came on at last, And showers began to fall ; John... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...kings both great and high, An' they ha' sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn should die. n. They took a plough, and plough'd him down, Put clods upon his head, And they hac sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn was dead. Ill, But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 274 pages
...Three kings both great and high, An' they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn should die. They took a plough and plough'd him down, Put clods upon his head, And they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn was dead. But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And show'rs... | |
 | Prosper Mérimée - French drama - 1825 - 350 pages
...Three kings both great and high, And they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn should die. They took a plough, and plough'd him down ; Put clods upon his head ; And they hae sworn a solemn oath, John Barleycorn was dead. But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And show'rs... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1826 - 892 pages
...Three kings both great and high, An* they ba* sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn should die. They took a plough and plough'd him down. Put clods upon his head. And they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn was dead. But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And show'rs... | |
 | William Hone - Calendars - 1868 - 846 pages
...Three kings both great and high, An' they ha' sworn a solemn oath Johu Barleycorn should die. They took a plough and plough'd him down. Put clods upon his head, And they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn was dead. But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And show'rs... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - Ballads, Scots - 1834 - 356 pages
...kings both great and high ; An' they ha'e sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn should die. They took a plough and plough'd him down, Put clods upon his head ; And they ha'e sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn was dead. But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And show'rs... | |
 | Fraternal organizations - 1838 - 488 pages
...high, And they have sworn a solemn oath, John Barleycorn should die. They took a plough & plough M him down, Put clods upon his head, And they have sworn a solemn oath, John Barleycorn was dead. The cheerful spring came kindly on, And showers began to fall, John Barleycorn... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 pages
...high ; And they have sworn a solemn oath, John Barleycorn shall die. They took a plough and ploughed him down, Put clods upon his head ; And they have sworn a solemn oath, John Barleycorn was dead. But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And showers began to fall ; John... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 pages
...Three kings both great and high, An they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn should die. They took a plough and plough'd him down. Put clods upon his head, And they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn was dead. But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And showers... | |
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THERE were three Kings into the east, Three Kings both great and high, And they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn should die. They took a plough and plough'd him down, Put clods upon his head, And they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn was... 
