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THE DAEMON LOVER |
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"Well met, well met, my own true love,
Well met, well met," said he, "I've just returned from the old salt sea,
And if s all for the love of thee."
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"I could have married a king's daughter there,
I could have married her," cried he, "But I have forsaken these gold crowns,
And it's all for the sake of thee."
3 "If you could have married a king's daughter there, I'm sure you are to blame; For I am married to a house-carpenter, And I think he's a nice young man."
4 "Oh, will you forsake your house-carpenter,
Oh, will you forsake him?" cried he, "Oh, will you forsake your sweet little babe,
And go along with me?"
5* "If I forsake my house-carpenter And go along with you, You have no money to support me on,
0 love, what would I do'"
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"I have seven ships sailing on the seas, Besides seven more on land,
1 have gold laid up in store
You can have at your command."
7 She laid her baby on its downy bed, And kisses she gave it three, "Lie there, lie there, my sweet little babe, Bear your father companye." |
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They hadn't been sailing but about three weeks, I'm sure it had not been three, Till she threw herself on her true love's knee And wept most pityfulye.
9 "Are you weeping for your house-carpenter, Or are you weeping for me, Or are you weeping for your sweet little babe, That you never more shall see?"
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"I'm not weeping for my house-carpenter, Nor neither am I weeping for thee, But I'm weeping for my sweet little babe, One I never more shall see."
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They hadn't been sailing but about three weeks, I'm sure it had not been four, Till the ship sprung a leak, to the bottom she went, Never to rise anv more.
"What hills, what hills, my own true love,
What hills so dark and low?" "That is the hills of hell, my love, "Where you and I must go!"
*3 "What hills, what hills, my own true love,
What hills as white as snow?" "That is the hills of heaven, my love,
Where you and I can't go!" |
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