A comb in her long yellow hair
When, who did she spy but sweet William and his bride
As to the churchyard they drew near
Then day passed away and night coming on
Most of the men were asleep
Lady Margret appeared all dressed in white
Standing at his bed feet
She said, "How do you like your bed?
And how do you like your sheet?
And how do you like your fair, young bride
That's laying in your arms asleep? "
He said, "Very well do I like my bed
Much better do I like my sheet
But most of all that fair, young girl
That standing at my bed feet"
Then once he kissed her lily white hand
Twice he kissed her cheek
Three times he kissed her cold corpse lips
Then he fell into her arms asleep
Well the night passed away the day came on
And into the morning light
Sweet William said, "I'm troubled in my head
By the dreams that I dreamed last night"
"Such dreams, such dreams as these
I know they mean no good
For I dreamed that my bower was full of red swine
And my bride's bed full of blood"
He asked, "Is Lady Margret in her room?
Or is she out in the hall? "
But Lady Margret lay in a cold, black coffin
With her face turned to the wall
Throw back, throw back those snow white robes
Be they ever so fine
And let me kiss those cold corpse lips
For I know they'll never kiss mine
Then once he kissed her lily white hand
And twice he kissed her cheek
Three times he kissed her cold corpse lips
Then he fell into her arms asleep
Lady Margret was standing in her own room door A comb in her long yellow hair When, who did she spy but sweet William and his bride As to the churchyard they drew near Then day passed away and night coming on Most of the men were asleep Lady Margret appeared all dressed in white Standing at his bed feet She said, "How do you like your bed? And how do you like your sheet? And how do you like your fair, young bride That's laying in your arms asleep? " He said, "Very well do I like my bed Much better do I like my sheet But most of all that fair, young girl That standing at my bed feet" Then once he kissed her lily white hand Twice he kissed her cheek Three times he kissed her cold corpse lips Then he fell into her arms asleep Well the night passed away the day came on And into the morning light Sweet William said, "I'm troubled in my head By the dreams that I dreamed last night" "Such dreams, such dreams as these I know they mean no good For I dreamed that my bower was full of red swine And my bride's bed full of blood" He asked, "Is Lady Margret in her room? Or is she out in the hall? " But Lady Margret lay in a cold, black coffin With her face turned to the wall Throw back, throw back those snow white robes Be they ever so fine And let me kiss those cold corpse lips For I know they'll never kiss mine Then once he kissed her lily white hand And twice he kissed her cheek Three times he kissed her cold corpse lips Then he fell into her arms asleep Explain Request ×
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