Tonart: E major
Verse 1
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There was a lord lived in this town
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Who had a fair and lovely daughter
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She was courted by a fine young man,
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Who was a servant to her father.
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But when her parents came to know,
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They swore they'd drive him
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that her heart would break
If she should part from
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young Mattiland
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Straightway unto his room she goes
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Into his room him to awaken
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Sing, and go, my own true love,
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This very night you will be taken.
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I overheard my father say,
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In spite of me he would transport you.
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So I rise and go,
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my own true love,
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I wish to God I'd gone before you.
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Ah, must I go, he said to her,
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Ah, must I go without my wages,
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With ne 'er a penny in my purse,
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Just like some poor for
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lorn stranger.
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Here's fifty guineas in bright gold,
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And that's far more than father owes you.
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So arise and go, my own true love
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I wished to God I'd gone before you
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They both sat down upon the bed
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Just side by side for one half hour
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And not a word did either say,
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the tears did shower.
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She slayed her head all on his breast,
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As round his waist her arms entwined.
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I'll wait for you, my young Matilda
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The Lord discussed with
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his daughter dear
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One night alone in her bedchamber,
Saying, I'll give you leave
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to bring him back,
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Since there are none yestile above him.
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She wrote a letter, then in haste,
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For him her heart was still entwined.
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to the church they went,
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And she's made a lord of
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young Matthew. you
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