I'm in the midst of writing a song of revenge, and finding it terrifically cathartic. What's your favorite ballad of hot-blooded vengeance? Is it:

JOHNNY SANDS
(Appalachian)

There was a man named Johnny Sands
He married a Betsy Hague
Although she was a lovin' wife
She proved a terrible plague

Although she was a lovin' wife
Full of caprice and whim
He said that he was tired of life
And she was tired of him

I think I'll go down and drown meself
The river it runs below
She said, pray do, you silly oaf
I wished it long ago

For fear that I the courage lack
And try to save me life
You tie me hands behind me back
I will, replied his wife

So she tied his hands behind his back
And when securely done
'Tis I shall stand here on the brink
And you prepare to run

So over the hill this lovin' wife
Ran with all her force
To push him in; he stepped aside,
And in she fell of course

Splashin' round just like a fish
Cried, save me, Johnny Sands
I would me dear for much I wish
But you have tied my hands

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Or is it NO IRISH NEED APPLY?