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the devil's interval - long lankin lyrics

[verse 1]
said my lord to my lady as he mounted his horse
“beware of long lankin that lives in the moss.”
said my lord to my lady as he rode away
“beware of long lankin that lives in the hay

[verse 2]
“let the doors be all bolted and the windows all pinned
and leave not a hole for a mouse to creep in.”
so he kissed his fair lady, and he rode away
and he was in fair london before break of day

[verse 3]
the doors were all bolted and the windows all pinned
except one little window where long lankin crept in

[verse 4]
“where is the lord of this house?” said lankin
“he′s away in fair london,” said the false nurse to him
“where’s the little heir of this house?” said lankin
“he′s asleep in his cradle,” said the false nurse to him

[verse 5]
“we’ll pr+ck him, we’ll pr+ck him all over with a pin
and that′ll make my lady come downstairs to him.”
so they pr+cked him, and they pr+cked him all over with a pin
and the false nurse held the basin for the blood to flow in
[verse 6]
“oh, nurse, how you slumber, oh, nurse, how you sleep
you leave my little johnson to cry and weep
oh, nurse how you slumber, oh, nurse, how you snore
you leave my little johnson to cry and roar.”

[verse 7]
“i′ve tried him with an apple, i’ve tried him with a pear
come down, my fair lady, and rock him in your chair
i′ve tried him with milk, and i’ve tried him with pap
come down, my fair lady, and rock him in your lap.”

[verse 8]
“oh, darest i go down in the dead of the night
with no fire a+kindled, nor candles alight?”
“you′ve three silver mantles as bright as the sun
come down, my fair lady, all by the light of one.”

[verse 9]
the lady went down, she was thinking no harm
long lankin stood ready to catch her in his arm
here’s blood in the kitchen, here′s blood in the hall
here’s blood in the parlour where my lady did fall

[verse 10]
the maiden looked out from a turret so high
and she saw her master from london ride by
“oh, master, oh, master, don’t lay blame on me
′twas the false nurse and lankin that′s k!lled your lady.”
[verse 11]
long lankin was hanged on a gibbet so high
and the false nurse was burned on a fire close by

- the devils interval lyrics

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