Fay Hield - The Shepherd's Daughter (Looking Glass, 2010) | Текст песни

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KNIGHT WILLIAM

It's of a shepherd's daughter dear
Keeping sheep all on the plain;
Who should ride by but Knight William,
And he's got drunk by wine.
With me right fal-lal-al diddle-al-day

Well, he has mounted off his horse
And quickly laid her down.
And when he's had his will of her
He rose her up again.
With me right etc.

Since you have had your will of me,
Pray tell to me your name,
So when our dear little babe is born,
I might call him the same.

\"Sometimes they call me Jack\", he said
\"Sometimes they call me John;
But when I am at the King's high court
They call me Knight William.\"

He's put his foot all in the stirrup,
And away he then did ride.
She tied a handkerchief around her waist,
And followed at the horse's side.

She's run till she come to the river brink,
She fell on her belly and swam.
And when she came to the other side
She took to her heels and she ran.

She run till she come to the King's high court,
She's knocke-ed and she's ring
There's none so ready as the King himself
To let this fair maid in.

\"Good morn to you, fair maid\", he said.
\"Good morn, kind Sir\", said she.
\"Have you a knight all in your court,
This day have robb-ed me?\"

\"Well, have he robbed you of your gold?
Or any of your store?
Or have he robbed you of your gold ring
You wear on your little finger?\"

\"Well, he ain't robbed me of me gold,
Or any of me store.
But he's robbed me of my maidenhead,
Which grieves my heart full sore.\"

\"Well, if he be a married man,
Then hang-ed he shall be.
But if he be a single man,
Then his body I will give to thee.\"

The King has call-ed all his men,
By one, by two, by three;
Knight William used to be the foremost man,
But now all behind comes he.

\"Oh curs-ed be the very hour
That I got drunk by wine
For to have a shepherd's daughter dear
To be a true lover of mine.\"

\"Well, if you think me a shepherd's daughter
Leave to me alone.
If you make me lady of a thousand men
I'll make you lord of ten.\"

So then these two to church they went,
And then small things was done.
She appeared like some Duke's daughter
And him like a squire's son.

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