Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick - Two Butchers lyrics

It's of two noble butchers as I have heard men say, They started out from London all on the market day; And as they were riding along as fast as they could ride, "Oh stop your horse," says Johnson, "for I hear some woman cry." "I will not stop," says Wilson, "I will not stop," says he. "I will not stop," says Wilson, "for robbed we shall be." So Johnson he got off his horse and he searched the woods all around And there he found this woman with her hair pinned to the ground. "How came you here dear woman? How came you here fast bound? How came you here stark naked with your hair pinned to the ground?" "Oh they robbed me, they stripped me, they left me here fast bound. They left me here this morning with my hair pinned to the ground." So Johnson he being a valiant man and a man of valiant mind, He wrapped his coat around her and he took her up behind. And as they were riding along as fast as they could ride She put her fingers to her mouth and she gave three shivering cries. Out jumped three bold and struggling men with swords keen in hand Who then commanded Johnson commanded him to stand. "I'll stop, I'll stand, said Johnson, "I'll stop I'll stand," says he, "For never was I in all my life afraid of any three." Oh two of them he quickly slew and the third he did not mind, Till the false young woman took her knife and she stabbed him from behind. Poor Johnson he spun round about and fell down to the ground And he cursed that wretched woman who gave him his dead wound. Oh the day it being the market day there were people pa**ing by Who saw the awful murder, who saw poor Johnson die.