Suffolk Miracle Lyrics - Singles - Seeger Peggy

SUFFOLK MIRACLE 

or SWEET WILLIAM'S GHOST (2) 

It's of an old and wealthy man 

He had a daughter and her name was Ann 

She were handsome, fine and tall 

She had a loving face withal 

Sing lady, lady, lady fair 

Many a suitor had she there 

A widow's son of low degree 

Among them all, she fancied he 

Sing courting, courting, courting cane 

There's many a courtship all in vain 

For when her father came to know 

He sent her far, oh far from home 

One night as she were lying down 

The quiet loosening of her gown 

She heard a low and deathly sound 

Says, "Loose my bounds, I'm earthly bound" 

She looked out of her window clear 

She seen her love on her father's mare 

"Here's your mother's cloak, here's your father's roan 

They sent me here, love, to bring you home" 

He's mounted up, she's on behind 

And they rode on with contented mind 

But all along, complaint he made 

"Oh love, oh love, my head do ache" 

Her handkerchief from her neck around 

She bound it round his head around 

He set her down at her father's door 

Then her true love she saw no more 

"Awake, awake, awake," said she 

"Is no one here for to welcome me?" 

"You're welcome home, dear child," said he 

"But what trusty friend did come for thee?" 

"Did you not send one I do adore 

That love so dear and must love no more?" 

Her father frowned and shook his head 

Says, "Your true love been one year dead" 

He's summonsed clerk and clergy, too 

That grave was opened and him to view 

And though he had been a twelvemonth dead 

Her handkerchief was bound round his head 

So a warning to you old folks still 

Don't hinder young ones from their will 

The first they love they'll never forget 

Though he be dead, she'll love him yet 

Child #272 

recorded by Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl on Blood & Roses I 

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see also WILIGHOS 

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