Lord Bateman chords by John Wesley Harding
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Lord Bateman was a noble lord,
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A noble lord of high degree.
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He shipped himself on board a ship,
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Some foreign country he would go see.
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He sailed the East, he sailed the West,
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Until he came to proud Turkey,
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Where he was taken and put in prison
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Till his life was quite weary
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Through his shoulders
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they put a pole
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Through each pore they put a tree
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They made him draw the cards of wine
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Where horse and dog
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seemed well -worn to be
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The turkey had one only daughter
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The fairest lady you ever did see
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She stole the keys of her father's prison
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And said, baby,
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she would set free
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Have you got houses?
Have you got lands?
And does Northumberland
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belong to thee?
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What would you give to the fair young lady
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As out of prison would set you free?
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Well I've got houses and I've got lands
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And half Northumberland belongs to me
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And I'd give it all to the fair young lady
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As would release me and
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set me free
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She's taken him to the father's hall
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And given him a glass of wine
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Every help that she drank to Him
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Was a wish for faith in who was mine
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For seven years I'll make a vow
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For seven years I'll keep it strong
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If you will wed no other lady
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Then I will wed no other man
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She's taken him to her
father's harbour,
given to him a ship of fame.
Farewell, farewell to you, Lord Bateman,
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I fear I'll never see you again.
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7 years we're up and past,
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7 years well known to me
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She's packed up all of her gay clothing
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And said Lord Bateman she would go see
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to Bateman's castle
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So loudly there she rang the bell
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cried the proud young porter
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Well who is there? come to me tell
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And isn't this Lord Bateman's castle
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Is Lord Bateman here within?
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Oh yes, oh yes,
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cried the proud young porter
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He's just now taken his
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new bride in
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Tell him to bring me a slice of bread
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And bring a bottle of the very best wine
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Not to forget the fair young lady
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That did release him when close confined
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Away, away went the
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proud young porter
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Away, away, and away went he
When he's come to
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Bateman's chamber
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Well, down he fell,
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offended me
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What news, what news,
you proud young porter?
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What news, what news,
have you brought me?
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There is the fairest of fine young ladies
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That ever my own two eyes did see
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She has a ring on every finger
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On one finger she has three
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There is more gold sparkling on her brow
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Than ever my own two eyes did
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see
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She bids you bring her a slice of bread
And bring her a bottle
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of the very best wine
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And not to forget the fair young lady
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That did release you when
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close confined
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Faith and Rose all in a passion
He broke his sword and split his tree
I'll give up all of my father's land
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If my Sophia's come to me
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Quickly he ran down the steps
Fifteen steps he made but three
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He's taken her into his arms
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And he kissed her tenderly
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Then up spoke the
young bride's mother
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Who never was heard to speak so free
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What will you give to my only daughter
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If your Sophia's cross the sea?
I own, I wed, you're her only daughter
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She's neither better nor worse for me
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She came to me on a horse and saddle
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But she'll go home in a carriage of three
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Bateman prepared another wedding
With all their hearts so full of glee
Oh, never more will I cross the ocean
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Now my Sophia's come to me
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Lord Bateman
John Wesley Harding
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