Lord Lovell- Sneary (OH) pre1939 Eddy E
[From: Ballads and Songs from Ohio; Eddy, 1939. Her notes follow. The St. Charles Hotel comes from the Civil War parody "The New Ballad of Lord Lovel."
R. Matteson 2015]
LORD LOVEL
(Child, No.75)
Versions of "Lord Lovel" are numerous in Ohio. I am omitting here a number which differ from the above chiefly in the names of the church mentioned in the song, as, St. Patrick's, St. Varnie's, St. Banker's, and the like."
E. LORD LOVELL From C. A. Sneary, Canton, Ohio.
1. Lord Lovell sat at the St. Charles Hotel,
A-combing his milk-white steed,
When up steps Lady Nancy Bell
A - wishing her lover good speed, speed, speed,
A-wishing her lover good speed.
2. "Oh, where are you going, Lord Lovell," she said,
"Oh, where are you going,,' said she;
"I'm going, fair Lady Nancy bell,
Strange countries for to see, see, see,
Strange countries for to see."
"When will you be back, Lord Lovell," she cried'
"When will you be back," cried she:
"In a year or two or three at the most,
I'll return to my Lady Nancy, cy, cy,
I'll return to my Lady Nancy."
He rode and he rode on his milk-white steed
Till he came to London Town,
And there he heard St. Pancras' bell,
And the people mourning 'round, 'round' 'round,
And the people mourning 'round.
Lady Nancy Bell died as it was today,
Lord Lovell died tomorrow,
Lady Nancy Bell she died of grief,
Lord Lovell he died of sorrow, 'orrow, 'orrow,
Lord Lovell he died of sorrow.
They grew and they grew to the church steeple top,
Aid there they could grow no higher;
And there they entwined in a true lovers' knot
For all true lovers to admire, 'mire, 'mire,
For all true lovers to admire.