Lord Thomas- (KY) 1923 Pine Mountain Songbook
[No informant named or date given. From Pine Mountain Settlement School Songbook; 1923. Pine Mountain Settlement in Kentucky is a 100 year old school dedicated to progressive education focused on cultural and heritage preservation; environmental stewardship and agricultural development in the central Appalachian region.
R. Matteson 2014]
Lord Thomas and Fair Ellendor
O mother, O mother come riddle to me,
Come riddle three hearts in one,
O must I marry Fair Ellendor, say,
Or bring the Brown Girl home?
The Brown Girl she has money and lands,
Fair Ellendor she has none,
My blessing on you, my own dear son,
If you bring the Brown Girl home.
He rode until he came to Fair Ellendor's gate,
He tingled the bell on the ring with his cane,
No one [was] so ready as Fair Ellendor,
To rise and bid him come in.
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