They killed three little maids, to see what was in their hearts       The first was filled with happiness   And where her blood appears   Three serpents hiss three years      They killed three little maids, to see what was in their hearts       The second was filled with tenderness   And where her blood appears   Three lambkins graze three years      They killed three little maids, to see what was in their hearts       The third was filled with wretchedness   And where her blood appears   Three angels watch three years