Lord Bateman- Short (Mo.) 1941 Randolph D
[My title. From Randolph, Ozark Folksongs, 1946, Volume 1.
R. Matteson 2014]
D. Lord Bateman. From Mrs. Lillian Short, Cabool, Mo., June 12, 1941. She had it from Mrs. Joseph Pointer, also of Cabool.
1. The Turk he had an only daughter,
and she was of high degree,
. . .
. . .
Let's make a bargain, let's make it strong,
Let's make a bargain seven years long,
That you won't marry another lady grand,
And I won't marry any other man.
Seven years had come, gone and passed,
She.packed her fine rich clothing,
Saying now I'll go and seek my friend,
And I'll not stop till my journey's end.
She sailed and she sailed and she sailed
Til she had sailed the whole world o'er,
And every day was like a year,
Till she came to the English shore.
She went to his gate and a maid came to answer,
. . .
Tell him to bring out a bottle of the strongest wine,
And ask him if he's forgotten the one
Who out of prison set him free.