Silver Blade Lyrics - Joan Baez

I have myself a silver blade 

The edge is sharp the handle bone 

A little thing of silver made 

Now it's the only thing I own 

Once I knew a lordling fine 

I heard him whistle as he rode 

And I was bold to call him mine 

The shoes upon his horse were gold 

One look in my eyes and he 

Bid me climb onto his horse 

He asked if I'd his lady be 

And go away forever more 

He spoke of love songs in each kiss 

And I who was a young girl then 

Was promised every young girl's bliss 

Got up and rode away with him 

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He led me to his castle tall 

With promises and jewels until 

He led me through his castle hall 

Then took my clothes and worked his will 

And when he had and I lay there 

From my head with a silver blade 

He cut a lock of coal black hair 

And bid me dress and go my way 

But I marked well the silver blade 

And where he set it when he did 

And when his back was turned I laid 

It buried deep beneath his ribs 

I used my dagger as a spade 

Where the thorns and lilacs grow 

Cut the ground into a grave 

In a place even God don't know 

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And every evening I returned 

To the place for him I'd chose 

Until his skin had turned to worms 

Wild dogs scattered his bones 

And all I have of what I was 

Is the memory of a maid 

Who mistook a thief for love 

But who gained a silver blade