Sweet William And Fair Ellen-Meg Baird

[00:28.99]Sweet William rode up to the old man's gate [00:35.46]And boldly he did say [00:40.23]"Oh the youngest daughter she my stay at home, [00:44.02]But the oldest I'll take away" [00:47.40] [00:53.86]"Come in,come in all seven of my sons [01:00.31]And guard your sister round [01:05.11]For it never shall be said the steward's son [01:08.52]Has taken my daughter out of town" [01:14.35] [01:21.28]"I thank you sir,and it's very kind [01:27.60]But I'm none of the steward's son [01:32.45]My father was a reginer's king [01:35.99]My mother's a Quaker's queen" [01:41.04] [01:47.59]So he got on his snow-white steed [01:53.97]And she on the dapple gray [01:58.74]He swung his bugle horn around his neck [02:02.43]And they went riding away [02:07.49] [02:14.37]They hadn't gone more than a mile out of town [02:20.66]'Til she looked back again [02:25.48]And she saw her father and all seven of her brothers [02:29.22]Come tripling over the plain [02:34.75] [02:38.65]"Light down'light down"Sweet William said he [02:45.04]And hold my steed by the reigns [02:49.61]"I'll fight your father and all seven of your brothers [02:53.68]Come tripling over the plain" [02:58.43] [03:05.07]"Slack your hand,slack your hand!"Sweet William said she [03:11.57]"Your wounds are very sore [03:16.42]The blood runs free from every vein [03:20.21]Oh father I can have no more" [03:24.66] [03:30.40]So he got on his snow-white steed [03:36.68]And she on the dapple gray [03:41.53]He Swung his bugle horn around his neck [03:45.12]And they went bleeding away [03:50.25] [03:58.16]They rode all night to his mother's gate [04:04.61]And tingling on the ring [04:09.41]"Oh mother,mother asleep or awake [04:13.04]Arise and let me in" [04:18.11] [04:22.55]"Bind my head,bind my head!"Sweet William said he [04:29.72]My wounds are very sore [04:33.86]The blood runs free from every vein [04:38.25]For me you will bind no more" [04:45.74] [04:49.99]About two hours,before it was day [04:56.38]As the foweles began to crow [05:01.07]Sweet William died from the wounds he received [05:04.65]Fair Ellen died from sorrow [05:09.87]