Folk & Traditional Song Lyrics www.traditionalmusic.co.uk False Sir John 
False Sir John 
False Sir John a-wooing went to a lady young and fair May Colvin was this lady's name her father's only heir. 
And it's "Give me some of your father's gold and some of your mother's fee And I'll take thee to a far-off land and there I'll marry thee." 
So she's mounted on a milk-white steed and he on a dapple grey And they rode 'til they came to a lonesome spot a cliff by the side of the sea. 
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"Light down, light down," says False Sir John "Thy bridal bed to see; It's seven women have I drown-ed here and the eighth one you shall be. 
Have off, have of thy gown of silk with borders all around For it's far too costly to lay down here and rot on the cold, cold ground." 
"Turn around, turn around, thou False Sir John, and look at the leaves on the tree; For it don't become a gentleman a naked maid to see." 
Now False Sir John has turned around to look at the leaves on the tree And she's made a dash with her arms so strong and pushed him into the sea. 
"Lie there, lie there, thou false-hearted wretch, lie there instead of me. 
It's seven women have you drown-ed here and the eighth has drown-ed thee-It's seven women have you drown-ed here 
 and the eighth has drown-ed thee. 
Child #4 , tune & text from Bronson. Performed by Broadside Electric on, I think Amplificata. TD oct97