1.
Was two sisters loved one man,
Jelly flower jan;
The rose marie;
The jury hangs o'er
The rose marie.
2.

He loved the youngest a little the best,
Jelly flower jan;
The rose marie;
The jury hangs o'er
The rose marie.
3.

Them two sisters going down stream,
Jelly flower jan;
The rose marie;
The jury hangs o'er
The rose marie.
4.

The oldest pushed the youngest in,
Jelly flower jan;
The rose marie;
The jury hangs o'er
The rose marie.
5.

She made a fiddle out of her bones,
Jelly flower jan;
The rose marie;
The jury hangs o'er
The rose marie.
6.

She made the screws out of her fingers,
Jelly flower jan;
The rose marie;
The jury hangs o'er
The rose marie.
7.

She made the strings out of her hair,
Jelly flower jan;
The rose marie;
The jury hangs o'er
The rose marie.
8.

The first string says, "Yonder sets my sister on a rock
Tying of a true-love's knot,"
Jelly flower jan;
The rose marie;
The jury hangs o'er
The rose marie.
9.

The next string says, "She pushed me in the deep so far."
Jelly flower jan;
The rose marie;
The jury hangs o'er
The rose marie.