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The sun shines down on faces of delight
The water is clear, and flowers bloom
But something isn't right
Footsteps hit the gravel
On their way to the chapel
The people will be rattled
At what's in their line of sight
A girl down on her knees, pleading for her life
Her forbidden lover in tears off to the side
He announces to the crowd
The trials begin tonight
We all know that in the end
He kills whoever he likes
Ask your sister, ask your aunt
Ask your mother, they'll tell you
He's a bad, bad man
Glimmer in his eyes
And a cross in his hand
Any woman 'round will tell you
He's a very bad man
Look at him the wrong way
And your head's his next demand
This land he thinks he owns
And the lord is his best friend
Speak in vain
He'll think you've fallen to the damned
Allow us to warn you
He's a very bad man
I watch my sisters
Go down one by one
Every year, a new victim
Tension rises with the sun
The gentleman will get his way
And if you speak against him
You'll be tried and burned up the next day
The young woman sits there
To him, she will pledge
And when he least expects it
She'll get her revenge
And to my sisters underneath the dirt
Someday he'll join you
And get what he deserves
Ask your sister, ask your aunt
Ask your mother, they'll tell you
He's a bad, bad man
Glimmer in his eyes
And a cross in his hand
Any woman 'round will tell you
He's a very bad man
Look at him the wrong way
And your head's his next demand
This land he thinks he owns
And the lord is his best friend
Now he's got his suspicions