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Send "Trooper And The Turk" Ringtone to your Cell THE TROOPER AND THE TURK John Thomson fought against the Turks, In a country far away From Scotland`s shore, and bonny braes And from his lady gay. Three years and more he had been gone From home, and lady fair; Now this young chieftain sat alone His mind on Scotland far. He thought of his own childhood days, And the happy hours he spent When as a youth, o`er moor and fen His wandering footsteps bent. It happened once upon a day, As he was walking down to the sea, He spied his lady, in rich array, As she was riding o`er the lea. `What brought you here, my dear,` he said, `So far from friends and home? Why did you not let me know, that it Was your desire to come?` `I pondered long, dear John,` she said, `E`er I made my mind to come; I longed for your fair face to see, It was that which lured me from our home.` For some days she did stay with him, And seemed a loving wife to be, `Then farewell for a time,` she said. For home again she must away. He gave her jewels that were rare, Set with pearls and precious stones, Saying, `Beware of robbers bold, That are on the way as you go home.` `You`ll take the road, my lady fair, That leads you far across the lea, That will take you from the Turkish plain Which is the home of base Vallentree.` These two did part with heavy hearts And, as he thought, she was going home. Instead, she crossed the Turkish plain And to base Vallentree she`s gone. When a full twelve months had passed, John Thomson had thought wondrous long; He wrote a letter to his brother then, And sealed it well with his own hand. He sent it with a vessel small, That then was quickly going to sea And sent it on to Scotland fair And inquired about his gay lad-ee. But the answer he received from home Did grieve his heart right sore, None of her friends had seen her there For a year and something more. Then he put on a palmer`s weed, And took a pike-staff in his hand, And to the castle of Vallentree Slowly his sorrowful way did wend. And when within the hall he came, He heavily on his staff did lean; `If ye be the lady of this hall Some of your bounty give to me.` `What news, what news, good man,` said she, `And from what country have you come?` `I`m lately come from Grecian plains Where camps some of the Scotch army.` `If you be come from Grecian plains Some other news I`ll ask of thee, Regarding one of the chieftains there, Has he lately seen his fair lad-ee?` `It`s a full twelve months and something more, Since they did part on the Grecian plain; And now this chieftain has begun to fear That some of his foes have captured her.` `He has not taken me by force,` Quoth she, `It was of my own free will, He may tarry in the fight But here I mean to tarry still.` `And if John Thomson you chance to see, Tell him I wish him very well, But his wife I can no longer be, For now I love another man.` He then threw off his strange disguise, Laid by the mask that he had on, Saying, `Hide me now, my dearest wife, For Vallentree will soon be home.` `For the love I bore you once, I`ll strive to hide you, if I can;` She led him down to the cellar dark, Where he saw many a newly slain man. But he had not long in the cellar been When a sound outside, caused him to fear. It was the tread of many feet As through the gates came Vallentree. He greeted her with affection then And said, `It`s time that we should dine. Bring forth from your most bountiful store, And serve us with both bread and wine. `That chief of the Scots, our dreaded foe Who from the field has made us flee, Ten thousand guineas in gold, I`d give If I his face were permitted to see.` `If I produce this Scotchman bold And cause him to before thee stand, Will you surely keep to me, your word And pay this price into my hand?` Then from the cellar she brought the chief, And he came on most dejectedly. The Turk then paid the price agreed, And unto the chieftain he did say, `I have thee in my power, now And I shall work my will on thee; But if things were changed betwixt us both What would you do unto me?` `If I had you, as you have me, I`ll tell you what I would do,` he said, `I would cause your own hand to arrange the tree And hang you up in yon green-wood.` From Ballads Migrant in New England, Flanders Child #266 @war @ballad @infidelity filename[ TROOPTRK RG ===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY Send " Trooper And The Turk" Ringtone to your Cell Trooper And The Turk lyrics @ Burbler Lyrics | Trooper And The Turk lyrics @ ELyrics | Trooper And The Turk lyrics @ Kovideo | Lyrics and Video @ MusicBabylon | Trooper And The Turk lyrics @ Songlyrics | Trooper And The Turk lyrics @ ELyricsWorld

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