[Verse 1]
What did you kill your dear little brother for?
O my boy, come now tell it unto me
For the killing of three little dicky birds
That flew from tree to tree

[Verse 2]
What will you do with your houses and your land?
O my boy, come now tell it unto me
I will let them stand, till they fall down
For here no more can I be

[Verse 3]
What will you leave your dear little sister now?
O my boy, come now tell it unto me
I will leave her a rope to hang herself
On yonder high tree

[Verse 4]
What will you do when your father, he comes home?
O my boy, come now tell it unto me
I will place my foot on board of a ship
And will sail to a far country

[Verse 5]
When will I see your dear, dear, dear face again?
O my boy, come now tell it unto me
Never 'til the sun sets in yonder high tree
And that will never, never be
[Refrain]
And that will never, never be
And that will never, never be
And that will never, never be

[Outro]
That'll do