Balisa and the Bees

Once there was a maiden called Balisa
 Who had a lovely voice and she could sing
 One day her mother sent her off for water
 That came down from the lonely mountain spring
 And on her way she sang as she was walking
 And a giant jumped from out behind a tree
 And he said because you sing so very sweetly
 From now on you're going to belong to me
 Sing for your life little Balisa
 Sing like a honey bee
 Sing for your life little Balisa
 Sing girl and you'll go free
 So into a sack he put Balisa
 And he tied it so tightly up with string
 And from village to village he went and told the people
 That if they gave him food the sack would sing
 So the villagers all thought that it was magic
 So the villagers all thought that it was magic
 And they gave him all the food that he could eat
 But poor little Balisa she got nothing
 She sang and sang although she was so weak
 Sing for your life little Balisa
 Sing like a honey bee
 Sing for your life little Balisa
 Sing girl and you'll go free
 So they came upon a village in the mountains
 But the villagers were suspicious of what he said
 So they put a sleeping potion in his porridge
 And soon he was snoring in his bed
 Then they opened up the bag and found Balisa
 She was so weak she fell down on her knees
 So the villagers then hid her far off in the forest
 And they filled the sack up with a hive of bees
 So the giant he awoke and he said thank you
 And he went off to find another town
 With the sack upon his back went on his journey
 But on the way he heard a funny sound
 So he put his head into the sack to find out
 For it sounded like the bag was full of flies
 And the bees got wild and suddenly they stung him
 And for miles around they heard his mournful cries.
 Sing for your life little Balisa
 Sing like a honey bee
 Sing for your life little Balisa
 Sing girl and you'll go free
 Sing for your life little Balisa
 Sing like a honey bee
 Sing for your life little Balisa
 Sing girl and you'll go free