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Long Lankin
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Steeleye Span
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Said the Lord unto his Lady as he rode over the moss
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"Beware of Long Lankin that lives amongst the gorse
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Beware the moss, beware the moor, beware of Long Lankin
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Be sure the doors are bolted well
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Lest Lankin should creep in"
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Said the Lord unto his Lady as he rode away
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"Beware of Long Lankin that lives amongst the hay
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Beware the moss, beware the moor, beware of Long Lankin
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Be sure the doors are bolted well
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Lest Lankin should creep in"
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"Where's the master of the house?", says Long Lankin
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"He's 'way to London", says the nurse to him
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"Where's the lady of the house?", says Long Lankin
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"She's up in her chamber", says the nurse to him
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"Where's the baby of the house?", says Long Lankin
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"He's asleep in the cradle", says the nurse to him
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"We will pinch him, we will prick him
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We will stab him with a pin
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And the nurse shall hold the basin
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For the blood all to run in"
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So they pinched him and they pricked him
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Then they stabbed him with a pin
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And the false nurse held the basin
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For the blood all to run in
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"Lady, come down the stairs," says Long Lankin
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"How can I see in the dark?", she says unto him
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"You have silver mantles", says Long Lankin
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"Lady, come down the stairs by the light of them"
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Down the stairs the lady came, thinking no harm
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Lankin, he stood ready to catch her in his arms
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There was blood all in the kitchen
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There was blood all in the hall
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There was blood all in the parlor
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Where my lady she did fall
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Now Long Lankin shall be hanged
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From the gallows, oh, so high
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And the false nurse shall be burned
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In the fire close by
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Said the Lord unto his Lady as he rode over the moss
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"Beware of Long Lankin that lives amongst the gorse
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Beware the moss, beware the moor, beware of Long Lankin
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Make sure the doors are bolted well
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Lest Lankin should creep in"
Steeleye Span - Long Lankin
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