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As I did travel all on a journey
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Over the wayside and under a dark moon
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Hanging above a mountain
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I spied a young man riding a fine horse
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Chasing a white hart and all through the woodland
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Head of a hunting party
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And there followed after ten kings and queens
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Laughing and joking, the white hart they'd seen
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Bloodied running into the bushes
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I plume to his helmet, a quiver and a bow
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There's nowhere to run now, there's no place to go
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The hunt is cast and ready
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Still farther I journeyed through the hills and the valleys
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Until upon the verge of despair I sat and rested
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And there did pass a princely knight poursuite [pursued] by a lady
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And this she did say:
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"Oh may I ask you kind sir where you are going?
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And pray tell unto me sir why you do hurry
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Strange that I should meet you here, come sit by me".
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"I have here a magic horn to deliver
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And one drop from this silver and gold horn I hold, sir
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Shall prove all to be false, lovers beware!"
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"The gift that you bear for your brother the king
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I gladly would carry to the banquet this even'
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What fair sport this would be for the maidens at court."
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Wearily I crossed the stream to the castle
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Where I found shelter from the cold wintry wind
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And food did I have and plenty
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But the Lord and Lady seemed so sad
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For these words they did say unto each other:
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"My good lord, all off to war in thy armor
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Leaving me here alone to weep and to worry
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Take care lest misadventure
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Shall overcome thy kindly heart
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My good lord, all off to war in thy armor."
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"My lady, you have no need for to worry
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I'll return victorious and true unto thee
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Take care, lest misadventure
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Shall stain your heart and lead to woe
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My fair lady you have no need for to worry."
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. . . la la la . . .
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While underneath the spreading oak a knight with white device
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Upon a shield of black, and deep in grief and sorrow sings
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His unrequited love
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"Young noblewoman riding by, pray tell me have you seen
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Queen Azelda the fairest maid, in company she rides
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For I swear to have revenge."
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A thousand days have come and passed, the Lord returns this night
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The victor from the bloody wars proven his fearsome might
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As ever he would claim
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But fate has played its wanton game, the circle come full turn
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The magic horn has done its work, cried "Falseness is found out!"
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The sorrowed quest is over.
Pentangle - Willy O Winsbury (Set Of Six...
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