HIND HORN (4)

Young Hind Horn to the King he's gone
Hey lililo and a ho lo la
And he's fell in love with his daughter Jean
Hey down and a hey diddle downy

She gave to him a golden ring
With three bright diamonds set therein

When this ring grows pale and wan
It's then that you'll know my love is gone

Now the king has sent him o'er the sea
For seven long years in a far country

One day his ring grew pale and wan
And he knew that she'd loved another man

So he's left the sea for his own land
And it's there that he's met with a beggar man

What news, what news old man doth befall
There's none save the wedding in the king's own ha'

Cast off, cast off your beggar's weeds
And I'll give you me good grey steed

Oh it's when he came to the king's own gate
He's sought there a drink to the bridegroom's sake

And the bride gave him a glass of wine
And when he's drunk he's dropped in the ring

Oh got ye this by the sea or the land?
Or took ye this from a dead man's hand?

I got it neither be sea nor land
For you gave it to me with your own hand

Oh, I'll cast off me gown of red
And along with thee I'll beg my bread

Oh, you need not leave your bridal gown
For I'll make you the lady of many's the town

Her own bridegroom had her first wed
But young Hind Horn had her first to bed

Recorded by Tony Rose
Child #17
filename[ HNDHORN4
RC
Feb07
mudcat.org

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