Fatal Flower Garden

It rained, it poured, it rained so hard
 Rained so hard all day
 That all the boys in our school
 Came out to toss and play
 They tossed their ball again so high
 Then again so low
 They tossed into a flower garden
 Where no one was allowed to go
 Up stepped a beautiful lady
 All dressed in yellow and green
 Come in, come in, my pretty little boy
 And fetch your ball again
 I won't come in, I shan't come in
 Without my playmates all
 I'll go to my father and tell him about it
 And that'll cause tears to fall
 She first showed him an apple seed
 Then a guinea gold ring
 Then she showed him a diamond
 And that enticed him in
 She took him by his lily white hand
 And led him through the hall
 She put him into an uppermost room
 Where no one could hear him call
 O, take these finger rings off my fingers
 Smoke them with your breath
 If any of my friends should call for me
 Tell them that I'm at rest
 Tether the Bible at my head
 The testament at my feet
 If my dear mother should call for me
 Tell her that I'm asleep
 Tether the Bible at my feet
 The Testament at my head
 If my dear father should call for me
 Tell him that I am dead