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jim moray - lord bateman lyrics

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lord bateman was a n0ble lord
n0ble lord of high degree
he put himself onboard a ship
some foreign country he would go see

and he sailed east
and he sailed west
sailed into proud turkey
where he was taken and put in prison
until his life it grew quite weary

and in their prisons there grew a tree
they grew it stout and grew it strong
and he was chained up all by the middle
until his life it was almost gone

the turk he had one only daughter
a finer lady you n’er did see
she shed a tear and she set her mind
and she swore lord bateman she would go see

do you have land? do you have living?
does northumberland belong to thee?
what would you give to a brave young lady
if out of prison she set you free?
oh i have land, land, and i have living
half of northumberland belongs to me
i’d give it all to a brave young lady
if out of prison she did set me

she stole the key from her father’s pillow
poured lord bateman her father’s wine
and every health they drank together
well i wish lord bateman that you were mine

she’s taken him down to her father’s harbour
found for him that ship of fame
farewell, farewell, farewell lord bateman
i know i’ll never see your face again

seven years had gone and past
from her heart, she’d not been free
she’s packed up all of her cold clothing
and swore lord bateman she would go see

and when she came to london city
cried lord bateman through the town
every stranger that did pass by her
did lead her on to northumberland

is this cold lord bateman’s castle
is his lordship here within?
oh yes, oh yes cried the proud young porter
tell what news can i give to him?
tell him send me a cut of bread
tell him send me a cup of wine
and to remember the brave young lady
who did release him when he was confined

so away, away tore the proud young porter
away, away, away went he
he’s cried lord bateman, my lord and master
i’m sure sophia has crossed the sea

she has got rings, rings on every finger
round here middle one she has three
she has more gold all about her person
to buy northumberland from under thee

lord bateman then in silence drew
from his heart he’d not been free
i’ll give you all of my father’s stable
if my sophia has crossed the sea

lord bateman then to his true love flew
from his heart he’d not been free
and n’er there was there a love so constant
since bold sophia has crossed the sea



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