there lived an old lord by the northern sea bow down there lived an old lord by the northern sea bow your bend to me there lived an old lord by the northern sea and he had daughters one two three i'll be true to my love if my love be true to me a young man came a-courtin' there bow down a young man came a-courtin' there bow your bend to me a young man came a-courtin' there and he took his choice to be the youngest fair ill be true to my love if my love be true to me he bought this youngest a gay gold ring bow down he bought this youngest a gay gold ring bow your bend to me he bought this youngest a gay gold ring the oldest not one single thing ill be true to my love if my love be true to me o sister o sister lets us walk out bow down o sister o sister lets us walk out bow your bend to me o sister o sister lets us walk out and see the little ships go sailing about ill be true to my love if my love be true to me as they walked down by the salty brim bow down as they walked down by the salty brim bow your bend to me as they walked down by the salty brim the oldest pushed the youngest in ill be true to my love if my love be true to me o sister o sister lend me your hand bow down o sister o sister lend me your hand bow your bend to me o sister o sister lend me your hand and you shall have my dowry lands ill be true to my love if my love be true to me ill neither lend you my hand nor glove bow down ill neither lend you my hand nor glove bow your bend to me ill neither lend you my hand nor glove but i shall have your own true love i'll be true to my love if my love be true to me so down she sank and away she swam bow down so down she sank and away she swam bow your bend to me so down she sank and away she swam into the millers dam she ran ill be true to my love if my love be true to me he robbed her of her gay gold ring bow down he robbed her of her gay gold ring bow your bend to me he robbed her of her gay gold ring and then he pushed her in again ill be true to my love if my love be true to me this miller was hanged from his own mill gate bow down this miller was hanged from his own mill gate bow your bend to me this miller was hanged from his own mill gate the oldest daughter, she was burned at the stake ill be true to my love if my love be true to me

sweet william awoke one may morining and dressed himself in blue "we want you to tell us something about that long love between lady margaret and you" well i know nothing about this lady margarets love i know that she dont love me but tomorrow morning at 8 0 5 lady margaret my bride shall see lady margaret was standing in her own hall door combing down her hair when who should she spy but sweet willie and his bride and the lawyers come riding by she threw down her ivory comb bound her hair in silk and she flew from her own hall door never to return anymore the day did pass and the nights comin on when most all men was asleep sweet william espied miss lady margarets ghost standing at his own bed feet how do you like the bed? she asked him how do you like the sheet and how do you like that pretty fair miss laying in your arms so sweet very well very well do i like the bed very well do i like the sheet but the best one of all is that pretty fair miss who's standin at my own bed feet well the night did pass and the days coming on when most all men was at work sweet william said he was troubled in his head from a dream that he dreamed last night such dreams such dreams they are no good such dreams they are no good for i dreamed my hall was filled with wild swine my true love was swimming in blood so he called his merry men to his side counted one two three the last one of these go and ask of my bride lady margaret i might go and seek he rode and he rode unto miss lady margarets hall jingled on the rings no one was so ready as lady margarets brother to rise and welcome him in is she in her garden he asked him or is she in her hall or is she in her upper parlor, amongst those ladies all she neither is in her garden he answered neither is she in her hall but yonder she lies in her cold coffin thats sitting by the side of the wall pull down pull down those milk white sheets made of linen so fine tonight they shall hang oer me lady margarets corpse tomorrow they shall hang over mine pull down pull down those milk white sheets made of linen so fine may i go and kiss them clay cold lips for they often times have kissed mine first he kissed her on her cheek then he kissed her chin then he kissed her clay cold lips which crushed his heart within lady margaret she died as it might be today sweet william he dies tomorrow and out of her grave there sprung a red rose and out of his a briar they grew and they grew unto the steeple-top they could not grow no higher and there they tied in a true lovers knot for all young people to admire

hangman, hangman slack up your rope o slack it for awhile i look down yonder and i see pa comin and hes walked for many long mile say pa, say pa did you bring me any gold? any gold to pay my fee or did you walk these many long miles just to see me on the hanging tree no son, no son didnt bring ya no gold, no gold to pay your fee i just walked these many long miles to see ya on the hanging tree hangman, hangman slack up your rope o slack it for awhile i look down yonder and i see ma comin and shes walked for many long mile say ma, say ma did ya bring me any gold, any gold to pay my fee? or did you walk these many long miles just to see me on the hanging tree? no son, no son didnt bring ya no gold no gold to pay your fee i just walked these many long miles to see ya on the hanging tree hangman, hangman slack up your rope o slack it for a while i look down yonder see my true love comin and shes walked for many long mile o true love, o true love did ya bring me any gold, any gold to pay my fee? or did you walk these many long miles just to see me on the hanging tree? yes love, yes love i brung ya some gold, some gold to pay your fee and i came here for to take you home so we can married be

how came this blood on your shirtsleeve? o, dear love, tell me it is the blood of the old grey hound that chased that fox for me me me that chased that fox for me it does look too fair for the old grey hound that chased that fox for thee thee thee that chased that fox for thee how came this blood on your shirtsleeve? o, dear love, tell me it is the blood of the old grey mare that plowed that field for me me me that plowed that field for me it does look too fair for the old grey mare that plowed that field for thee thee thee that plowed that field for thee how came this blood on your shirtsleeve? o, dear love, tell me it is the blood of my brother in law who fell out with me me me who fell out with me and just what did you fall out about? o, dear love, tell me about a little bit of a bush that never wouldve been a tree tree tree that never wouldve been a tree and just what will you do now my love? o, dear love, tell me ill set my foot in yonder ship and i'll sail across the sea sea sea ill sail across the sea and just when will i see you again o, dear love, tell me when the moon sinks yonder over the sycamore tree and then will never be be be and then will never be

joseph was an old man, an old man was he when he courted the virgin mary, and the queen of galilee joseph and mary were walkin one day when they came upon an orchard that they passed on their way mary said joseph, joseph said she go and gather me some cherries for i am with child and joseph flew in angry, in angry flew he "let the father of your baby gather the cherries for you" then up spoke lord Jesus from his mothers womb sayin bend low lofty cherry tree, let my mother gather some and that cherry tree bowed a lowdown till its leaves touched the ground and mary gathered cherries while joseph stood around joseph took mary down on his right knee sayin tell me pretty baby when ya birthday will be on the 6th day of january my birthday will be when the stars and the elements all tremble with glee