Turkish Lady- Bagwell (Tennessee) c.1933 Henry B
[From Folk Songs from the Southern Highlands -Mellinger Henry 1933, version B.
R. Matteson 2012, 2014]
B. "Turkish Lady." The song was recorded near Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, by Ruth Bagwell, a student in Lincoln Memorial University.
1. Lord Bateman was a noble lord;
He thought himself of high degree;
He could not rest nor be contented
Until he had voyaged across the sea.
2. He sailed east and he sailed westward
Until he reached the Turkish shore
And there he was taken and put in prison;
He lived in hopes of freedom no more.
3. The Turkish had one only daughter,
The fairest creature eye ever did see.
She stole the keys to her father's prison,
Saying, "Lord Bateman, I'll set free."