It's ^Dof two noble butchers, as ^EI have heard men ^F#msay ^EStarted out from London, all on a market ^E7day And ^Aas they were a-^Driding as ^Afast as they could ^Eride ^E7 "Oh, ^Estop your horse," says ^DJohnson, "for I ^Ehear some woman ^F#mcry" "I ^Dwill not stop," says Wilson, "I ^Ewill not stop," says ^F#mhe "I ^Ewill not stop," says Wilson, "for robbed ^Dwe shall ^Ebe"

^AJohnson, he got ^Doff his horse, ^Asearched the woods all '^Eround ^E7 And ^Athere he spied a ^Dwoman with her ^Ehair pinned to the ^F#mground "How ^Dcame you here, dear woman? How ^Ecame you here fast ^F#mbound? How ^Ecame you here this morning, with your hair pinned to the ^E7ground?" "They ^Arobbed me, they ^Dstripped me, they ^Aleft me here fast ^Ebound ^E7 They ^Aleft me here this ^Dmorning, with my ^Ehair pinned to the ^F#mground"

May ^Dgod keep all good people May ^Egod keep all good people May ^F#mgod keep all good ^Dpeople from ^Esuch bad compa^Any..^D.. ^{F#m E}

Then ^DJohnson, he being a valiant man and a ^Eman of courage ^F#mbold He ^Etook his coat from off his back to keep her from the ^E7cold And ^Aas they were a-^Driding as ^Afast as they could ^Eride ^E7 She ^Aput a whistle ^Dto her mouth and she ^Egave three shivering ^F#mcries

Up ^Djumped three bold and swaggering men with ^Eswords all in their ^F#mhands Who ^Ethen commanded Johnson, commanded him to ^E7stand "I'll ^Astop, I'll stand," says ^DJohnson, "as ^Along as I can ^Estand ^E7 For ^Anever was I, in ^Dall me life, a^Efraid of any ^F#mman"

May ^Dgod keep all good people May ^Egod keep all good people May ^F#mgod keep all good ^Dpeople from ^Esuch bad compa^Any..^D.. ^{F#m E}

Oh, ^Dtwo of them he quickly slew and the ^Ethird he did not ^F#mmind Till the ^Efalse young woman took a knife and stabbed him from be^E7hind Poor ^AJohnson he spun ^Dround about and he ^Afell down to the ^Eground ^E7 And he ^Acursed that wretched ^Dwoman who ^Egave him his death ^F#mwound

Now t^Dhe day it being a market day, there were ^Epeople travelling ^F#mby Who ^Esaw the awful murder, who saw poor Johnson ^E7die Now ^AJohnson he was a ^Dvaliant man, and a ^Avaliant man was ^Ehe ^E7 May ^Agod keep all good ^Dpeople from ^Esuch bad compa^F#mny

May ^Dgod keep all good people May ^Egod keep all good people May ^F#mgod keep all good ^Dpeople from ^Esuch bad compa^Any..^D.. ^{F#m E}