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The young Hunting tells a woman (with whom he may have a child) that he has fallen in love with another woman. She then gets him drunk, stabs him to death, and throws his body into the river. The song is also known in the UK under the tune “Earl Richard” and “The Proud Girl.”

The story of the young Hunting came to the USA with British emigrants, where it spread in various versions under the title “Henry Lee.”