The original question on this thread was, "I've been trying to decipher a line from Dick Justice's version of "Henry Lee" -- the one on Harry Smith's Anthology -- for awhile."

I know there's a lot of waffle here -- some by me -- but I believe that my original answer still stands. The Dick Justice record, owned by Art Rosenbaum, back in the 60s, had him singing this version as:

Fly down fly down little bird she cried
Fly down to my right knee.
Your cage shall be of the beaten gold,
Adorned all silvery."

Cheers, Joy