Key: G major
Verse 1
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There was a lord lived in this land,
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She was courted by a fine young man,
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But when her parents came to know,
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that her heart would break
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Straightway unto his room she goes,
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my own true love,
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I overheard my father say,
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In spite of me he would transport you.
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So arise and go, my old true love,
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I wish to God I'd come before you.
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Oh, must I go, he said to her,
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Oh, must I go without my wages,
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Without a penny in my purse?
Just like some poor,
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forlorn stranger
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And that's far more than father owes you
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So I rise and go, my own to buy
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I wish to God I'd come before you
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They both sat down upon the bed,
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just side by side for one half hour.
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And not a word did either say,
but down their cheeks the
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She's laid ahead, all on his breast,
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As round her waist his arms entwine her.
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No, Lord, Orel, Oduk, I'll wait,
I'll wait for you,
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his daughter, dear,
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One night alone in her bedchamber,
Saying, I'll give you leave
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to bring him back,
Since there are none new
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-style above him.
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For him her heart was still entwined
And she's brought him by
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to the church they went
And she's made a lord
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of young Matilda you
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