lord lovel
lord lovel:
traditional song
song sample:
lyrics:
lord lovel he stood at his castle gate,
combing his milk-white steed;
when along came lady nancy bell,
wishing her lover good speed, speed, speed
wishing her lover good speed.
"oh where are you going, lord lovel?" she said;
"oh where are you going?" said she.
"i'm going, my dear lady nancy bell,
strange countries for to see, see, see,
strange countries for to see."
"when will you be back, lord lovel?" she said;
"when will you be back?" said she.
"in a year or two or three at the most
i'll return to my lady nancee-cee, cee,
i'll return to my lady nancee."
and he had not been gone but a year and a day,
strange countries for to see,
when languishing thoughts came into his mind
lady nancy bell he would see.
he rode and he rode on his milk-white steed,
till he reached fair london town;
there he heard st. varney's bell
and the people all mourning around.
"is any one dead?" lord lovel he said;
"is any one dead?" said he.
"a lady is dead," the people all said,
"and they called her lady nancy."
he ordered the grave to be opened forthwith,
the shroud to be folded down;
then he kissed her clay-cold lips
till the tears came trickling down.
lady nancy she died as it might be today,
lord lovel he died tomorrow.
lady nancy she died of pure, pure grief,
lord lovel he died of sorrow.
lady nancy was laid in st. clement's churchyard,
lord lovel buried close by her;
out of her bosom there grew a red rose,
and out of his backbone a briar.
they grew and they grew on the old church tower,
till they couldn't grow up any higher;
there they tied in a true lover's knot,
for all true lovers to admire.
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