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Shirley Collins - Lord Allenwater lyrics
The King has wrote a long letter And sealed it up with gold, And sent it unto Lord Allenwater To read it if he could. The first two lines Lord Allenwater read They struck him with surprise, And the next two lines Lord Allenwater read Made tears fall from his eyes. He goes up to his gay lady, As she in child bed lay, He says to London I must go I'm sure there is great need". "If up to London town you must go Before you go away Make your will my dear she said Lest you should go astray". Well I will leave my only son, My houses and my land; And I will leave my dear wedded wife Ten thousand pounds in hand". And he goes out to his stable groom To saddle his milk-white steed; Says up to London he must ride I'm sure there is great need". And he put a foot into the stirrup An arm across his steed; And the gay gold rings from his fingers burst, His nose began to bleed. And as he was riding along the road His horse fell against stone. But as I rode out on a milk white steed I’m sure I’ll never return". As he was a-riding up merry London street So close by to the Whitehall, Oh the lords and ladies stood looking hard, And "a traitor" he was called. "No traitor at all", Lord Allenwater said, "No traitor at all", cried he, "For I vow I can find you three score men To fight for King Georgie". Then it’s up and spoke a grey-headed man, With a broad axe in his hand Oh deliver yourself Lord Allenwater, Your life's at my command". "My life I do not value at all, My life I do give unto thee, And the black velvet cloak that I have on my back, You take it for your fee. There is forty pounds in one pocket, Pray give it unto the poor, And there’s forty-five in the other one, Pray give it from door to door". And he laid his head upon the block, The man gave a mighty blow, "Now there lies the head of a traitor", he said. But it answered and then said- "No" |
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