Tim Jaques - In some versions, such as the one we have called Famous Flower of Serving Men, the mother is burned at the stake. See #106 for the 3 versions.

Joe - How many songs do you want to sing where it was a lovely day and nothing happened? The categories reflect groups of songs that someone might wish to look for as a group. There ARE lots of songs where someone is murdered. If you don't like songs about murder, chose other songs to sing.