Prince Heathen lyrics

Prince Heathen lyrics

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Send "Prince Heathen" Ringtone to your Cell Prince Heathen Young Margaret sat in a tower high And she`s as pale as a milk white swan When she saw a shadow on the plain Come betwixt her and the sun. `Oh, mother, is it a thundercloud Or a flight of ravens in the air, Or a black army with a silver flag And a ragged man amongst them there?` `Oh, daughter, go run in your little yard And bid adieu to your flowers so gay. For yonder comes Prince Heathen`s men And I fear they`re coming to take you away.` In there come Prince Heathen then, saying `Good day mother-in-law to you. And where will l find that sweet little bride With her hands as soft as morning dew?` Young Margaret locked her bower door But his men soon made the hinges spring And in there come Prince Heathen then And give to her a gay gold ring. Back at him the ring she flung She cries `Of you I have no fear. I`ll call you wolf-hound seven times Rather then call you husband dear.` He swore then, by her yellow hair, He`d make her weep and call him dear. He`s taken her in his two dark arms, And laid her on the cold stone floor. And when he set her free again, Her maidenhead from her he`s ta`en: `Ha ha, bonny maid, will you weep now?` `You heathenish dog, nor yet for you.` He`s cast her down in a cabin of stone Where forty locks did hang thereto. `Ha ha, bonny maid, will you weep now?` `You heathenish dog, nor yet for you.` `Come, give my lady of the salt, salt meat, And bitter vinegar for her brew, `Ha ha, bonny maid, will you weep now?` `You heathenish dog, nor yet for you.` Prince Heathen down from the mountains came Where he`d been hunting with his armoured men. He came unto this fair young maid All in the prison where she is laid. `A drink, a drink, Prince Heathen` she said. `Even if it`s from the muddy well pool.` `Never a drink! Will you weep now?` `You heathenish dog, nor yet for thee.` He`s taken her by her yellow hair, And tied it to his horse`s tail. He`s dragged her through the bushes and briars That grow so thick all on the plain `Ride slower, slower, Prince Heathen` she says `Already the blood has filled me shoe`. `Ha ha, bonny maid, will you weep now?` `You heathenish dog, nor yet for you.` He shortened stirrups and on he flew, And with her body he`s harrowed the road. Her silken skirt in tatters tore, Her silken blouse was spattered with blood. `Ride slower, slower, Prince Heathen,` she says `For the road it sorely hurts my knee`. `Ha ha, bonny maid, will you weep now?` `You heathenish dog, nor yet for thee.` He shortened stirrups and on he flew. He`s dragged her through the briar and thorns. Young Margaret gave a pitiful cry, And there she`s had her little babe born. `Oh how can I wrap me sweet little babe Seeing as I`ve nothing to roll him in?` He give to her his saddle blanket `That`ll roll him from cheek to chin`. As she took the blanket from his hand Tears down her cheeks they trickling run. `Ha ha, bonny maid, will you weep now?`. `You heathenish dog, nor yet for you.` `I`m weeping for me own little son; Your blanket`s too rough to roll him in, Ever and alas, the day I rue That ever I met such rogues as you!` He says `Go wash my baby in the milk, And dress my lady in the silk; When hearts are breaking, hands must bow, And well I love my lady now`. She says `When violets bloom on the window-pane And roses grow on the kitchen floor, It`s then that I`ll return again And be your bride forevermore`. Child #104 A. L. Lloyd refurbished this ancient Child ballad. The chilling tension of the song stems from the juxtaposition be- tween stark physical brutality and psychological complexity. @marriage Recorded by Frankie Armstrong filename[ PRINHEAT SF ===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY Send " Prince Heathen" Ringtone to your Cell Prince Heathen lyrics @ ELyrics | Prince Heathen lyrics @ Kovideo | Lloyd Lyrics and Video @ MusicBabylon | Prince Heathen lyrics @ Songlyrics | Prince Heathen lyrics @ ELyricsWorld

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