Cruel Lincoln chords by Shirley Collins

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Verse 1
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1. the Lord to his lady,
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I am now going out,
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Be aware of cruel Lincoln,
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who lives by the gate.
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What care I for Lincoln
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or any of his kin
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My doors are all bolted
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and the windows are pinned
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As soon as her lord had got out of sight
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Cruel Lincoln crept in,
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in the middle of the night
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Got in pinch my sweet baby,
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which    caused it to cry,
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while the nurse sat her singing,
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oh, hush a lullaby.
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Oh, nurse quite the lady,
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how      sound you do sleep,
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Whilst my little baby
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most bitterly do weep.
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Oh lady, dear lady,
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come and take it on your lap
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For I  cannot quiet it with
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milk or with pap
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The lady came down,
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not      thinking any harm
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Cruel Lincoln stood awaiting,
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but a catcher in his arms
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Oh Lincoln, cruel Lincoln,
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spare me life for one hour
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And you shall have my daughter Betsy,
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who is my heart's flower
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Go and fetch your daughter Patsy,
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she will do very well
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To hold up this silver basin
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for to catch her mother's blood
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There was blood at the kitchen,
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there was blood in the hall
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There was blood in the parlour
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where the lady did fall.
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As soon as her lord had
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heard what was done,
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Bitter tears from his eyes
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so freely did flow,
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Saying the nurse shall be burned
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in the fire close by
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Cruel Lincoln shall be
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hanged on the gallows
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so high you