Get down, get down, little Henry Lee
And stay all night with me
You won’t find a girl in this damn world
That will compare with me
And the wind did howl and the wind did blow
La la la la la
La la la la lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
I can’t get down and I won’t get down
And stay all night with thee
For the girl I have in that merry green land
I love far better than thee
And the wind did howl and the wind did blow
La la la la la
La la la la lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
She leaned herself against a fence
Just for a kiss or two
And with a little pen-knife held in her hand
She plugged him through and through
And the wind did roar and the wind did moan
La la la la la
La la la la lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
Come take him by his lily-white hands
Come take him by his feet
And throw him in this deep deep well
Which is more than one hundred feet
And the wind did howl and the wind did blow
La la la la la
La la la la lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
Lie there, lie there, little Henry Lee
Till the flesh drops from your bones
For the girl you have in that merry green land
Can wait forever for you to come home
And the wind did howl and the wind did moan
La la la la la
La la la la lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
Prevod pesme
Henri Li
Dođi, dođi, mali Henri Li
I ostani sa mnom celu noć
Na celom ovom prokletom svetu nećeš devojku naći
Koja se sa mnom može uporediti
A vetar je zavijao i vetar je duvao
La la la la la
La la la la li
Jedna ptičica na Henri Lija je sletela
Ja ne mogu da dođem i neću doći
I celu noć s tobom ostati
Jer devojku svoju tamo u veseloj zelenoj zemlji
Ja volim mnogo više nego tebe
A vetar je zavijao i vetar je duvao
La la la la la
La la la la li
Jedna ptičica na Henri Lija je sletela
Uz ogradu se prislonila
Samo zbog jednog poljupca il dva
I sa malim džepnim nožićem
Uzduž i popreko ga isekla
A vetar je hučao i vetar je ječao
La la la la la
La la la la li
Jedna ptičica na Henri Lija je sletela
Dođi uhvati njegove kao ljiljan bele ruke
Dođi uhvati ga za stopala
I baci ga u ovaj duboki duboki bunar
Koji je dublji od trideset metara
A vetar je zavijao i vetar je duvao
La la la la la
La la la la li
Dođi uhvati njegove kao ljiljan bele ruke
Lezi tamo, lezi tamo, mali Henri Li
Dok ti meso sa kostiju ne otpadne
Jer ta devojka koju imaš u toj veseloj zelenoj zemlji
Da se ti kući vratiš ne može večno čekati
A vetar je zavijao i vetar je ječao
La la la la la
La la la la li
Jedna ptičica na Henri Lija je sletela