Lord Lovel- Jimmy Driftwood (AR) 1969 Max Hunter
[Fragment from Max Hunter Collection online; Cat. #0896 (MFH #402). Hunter says, "Jimmy told me, to come back an' he would practice up and sing all he knew of this song."
R. Matteson 2014]
Lord Lovel- As sung by Jimmy (Driftwood) Morris, Timbo, Arkansas on August 30, 1969
Listen: http://maxhunter.missouristate.edu/songinformation.aspx?ID=0896
VERSE 1
Lord Lovell he stood at his castle gate
Combin' his milk white steed
When along came the Lady, fair Nancy Bell
To wish her lover speed
To wish her lover speed
VERSE 2
O, who is dead, Lord Lovell he said,
O, who is dead, said he
I do not know her name in full
Some call her the Lady Nancy
Some call her the Lady Nancy Bell