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King Henry - Black Nag

from Festival Wind by Alexander James Adams

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lyrics

KING HENRY
Traditional Childe Ballad
Arranged with Traditional Tune, Black Nag
For Fiddle by Heather Alexander

Let never a man a 'wooing wend,
Who lacketh things a-three-
A store of gold, an open heart,
And full of charity-

This was said of King Henry,
As he lay quite alone-
For he's taken him to a haunted hall,
Seven miles from the town-

Oh, he has driven him, deer before,
The doe down by the glen-
'Til the fattest buck in all the flock,
King Henry, he has slain-

His huntsmen followed him to the hall,
To make them burly cheer-
When loud the wind was heard to howl,
And an earthquake rocked the floor!

As darkness covered all the hall,
When they sat at their meat-
The greyhounds, yowling, left their food,
And crept to Henry's feet-

And louder howled the rising wind,
That burst the fastened door-
And in there came a grizzily ghost,
Stamping across the floor!

Her head hit the roof top of the house,
Her middle, you could not span-
Each frightened huntsman fled the hall,
And left the king alone-

Her teeth were like the tethered stakes,
Her nose, a club or mell-
And nothing less she seemed to be,
Than a fiend that comes from Hell!

"Some meat, some meat!
Ya King Henry, some meat ya bring to me!
Go kill your horse, ya King Henry
And bring some meat to me!"

He has slain his berry-brown stead,
It made his heart full sore-
For she's eaten it up all skin and bone,
Left nothing but hide and hair!

"More meat, more meat!
Ya King Henry, more meat ya bring to me!
Go kill your greyhounds King Henry,
And bring some meat to me!"

He has slain his good greyhounds,
It made his heart full sore-
For she's eaten them up all skin and bone,
Left nothing but hide and hair!

"More meat, more meat!
Ya King Henry, more meat ya bring to me!
Go kill your goshawks King Henry,
And bring some meat to me!"

He has slain his good goshawks,
It made his heart full sore-
For she's eaten them up all skin and bone,
Left nothing but feathers bare!

"A drink, a drink!
Ya King Henry, a drink ya bring to me!
Sew up your horse hide, King Henry
And bring some drink to me!"

He has sewn the bloody hide,
A pipe of wine put in-
And she's drank it down, all in one drop,
Left never a drop therein!

"A bed, a bed!
Ya King Henry, a bed ya make for me!
Oh, you must pull the heather green,
And make it soft for me!"

He has pulled the heather green,
And made for her a bed-
And taken has he, his good mantle,
And over it, he has spread-

"Take off your clothes now, King Henry,
And lay down by me side!
Oh swear, oh swear, you King Henry,
To take me as your bride!"

"God forbid," says King Henry
"That ever the like betide!
That ever a fiend that comes from Hell,
Should stretch down by my side!"

The dark is gone, the day has come,
The sunlight fills the hall-
The fairest lady that ever was seen,
Lay t'wix him and the wall-

"I've laid with many a gentle knight,
That gave me such a thrill.
But never before with a perfect knight,
That gave me all my will!"

Sea Fire Productions c&p 2003

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from Festival Wind, released March 1, 2003
Vocal & Fiddle: Heather Alexander

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Alexander James Adams Redmond, Washington

A changling from the Land of Fae, Heather brings stories and songs from a world where magic never dies and anything can happen if you only believe.

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