10. "Lord Lovel"
Wilkinson MSS., 1935-36, p.62. Sung by Miss Annie Ball,
Richmond, Va., January 15, 1936.
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1. Lord Lovel he stood at his castle sate.
Combing his milk-white steed;
When a-long came Lady Nancy Bell,
A-wishing her lover good speed, good speed,
A-wishing her lover good speed.
2. Where are you going Lord Lovel? she said,
Where are you going? said she.
lm going, my.fair- Lady Nancy Belle,
Strange countries for to see, see, see,
Strange countries for to see.
3. When will you be back, Lord Lovel? said she,
When will you be back? said she.
In sixty or ninety days at most,
I'll return to my Lady Nancy, cy, cy,
I'll return to my Lady Nancy
4. He had not been gone more than a day or two,
strange countries for to see,
When sad and strange came into his mind
Concerning his Lady Nancy, cy. cv.
Concerning his Lady Nancy.
5. So hc rode and he rode and hc rodc and he rode'
- Till he camc to London town,
And thcre he saw a funcral,
A"J ;ildtPlc all mourning around, round' round'
And thc people all mourning around'
6. Who is dcadl Lord Lovcl, he said,
Who is dcadl said he.
fh. tlng', young.r, daughter, the people replied'
Some call hcr the LadY NancY, c!, Clt
Some call her the LadY NancY'
z. He ordered the grave to bc opcncd wide'
' Th. mourners t[cn all retired'
He gazed at thc face of his Nancy Belle'
Ana',tt.t tord l,ovel expired, cr-ri-rired'
And then l-ord Lovel exPircd'
8. Lady Nancy Bcllc dicd, you might say' today'
Lord l,ovcl hc dicd tomorrow'
I-"a" N-.t Belle dicd of |une pure love'
Lord Lovcl'hc died of sorrow, row' row'
Lnrd I-ovel he dicd of sorrow'
o. Lord Lovel was laid in the nave of the church'
' l-d, NancY Bcllc in the choir,
-Ani o"t' oi h.t bosom there grew a rcd rosc'
niJ ou, of l-ord Lovel's a brier,'rier' 'ricr'
And out of Lord Lovel's a brier'
ro. They grew and they grcw and thcy grew and they
grewcd,
Till thcy rcached thc tall church sgire' . ,
And ttt!.. thcy twined in a truc lovcr's knot'
for all time lovers to admire, ri, rirc'
For all time lovers to admirc'