Lord Lovel

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Lord Lovel he stood at his castle gate A-combin' his milk-white steed When up came Lady Nancybell To wish her lover good speed, good speed To wish her lover good speed [Verse 2] "Where are you goin', Lord Lovel?" she said "Oh, where are you goin'?" said she "I'm goin', my Lady Nancybell Strange countries for to see, to see Strange countries for to see" [Verse 3] "When will you be back, Lord Lovel?" she said "Oh, when will you come back?" said she "In a year or two or three at the most I'll return to my fair Nancy, Nancy I'll return to my fair Nancy" [Verse 4] But he hadn't been gone a year and a day Strange countries for to see Whеn languishing thoughts came into his head Lady Nancybell hе'd go see, go see Lady Nancybell he'd go see [Verse 5] So he rode and he rode on his milk-white steed Till he came to London town And there he heard those parish bells ring And the people go mournin' around, around And the people go mournin' around [Verse 6] "Oh, what is the matter?" Lord Lovel he said "Oh, what is the matter?" said he "A lord's lady's dead," a woman she said "And some calls her Lady Nancy, Nancy And some calls her Lady Nancy" [Verse 7] He ordered the grave to be opened wide And the shroud he turned down And there he kissed her clay cold lips Till the tears came tricklin' down, 'lin' down Till the tears came tricklin' down [Verse 8] Lady Nancy she died as it might be today Lord Lovel he died as tomorrow Lady Nancy she died out of pure, pure grief Lord Lovel he died out of sorrow, of sorrow Lord Lovel he died out of sorrow [Verse 9] Lady Nancy was laid in St. Francis's Church Lord Lovel was laid in the choir And out of her bosom there grew a red rose And out of her lover's a briar, a briar And out of her lover's a briar [Verse 10] They grew and they grew to the church steeple-top And then they could grow no higher So there they entwined in a true lover's knot For all true lovers to admire, admire For all true lovers to admire