Thank you, Malcolm. So, with possibly some minor impefections, the the text sung by Frankie Armstrong should be the following:
Kemp Owen Frankie Armstrong, The Garden of Love, Fellside FECD144, 1999
Come list a while my bonny child Lay your head low on my knee A dreadful tale I'll tell to you Concerning of a fair lady
Her mother died when she was young Causing her to weep and mourn Her father wed the worst woman That ever lived in Christendom
She servèd her well, both hand and foot But O, her stepmother loved not she She has cursed this bonnie maid And cast her in the salt, salt sea
O I lie you there, dove Isabel A dreadful beast condemned to be Till Kemp Owen, the king's own son Shall climb the crag and borrow thee
Her neck grew long, her teeth grew strong On her four feet she did fall Every breath blew smoke and fire On Eastmuir crag condemned to crawl
It's from this rock I'll never rise No man on earth shall set me free Till Kemp Owen, the king's own son Shall climb the crag and thrice kiss me
Now word has come to Kemp Owen The fiery beast was in his land He has got on a bonny boat And steered it with his own fair hand
A mile before he's reached the shore The sky glowed red 'though the sun grew dim As he put his foot on shore The fiery heat blisterd his skin
It's from this rock I'll never rise No man on earth shall set me free Till Kemp Owen, the king's own son Shall climb the crag and thrice kiss me
He's mounted o'er the Eastmuir crag He has given her kisses one Away she went and back she came The foulest beast in Christendom
It's from this rock I'll never rise No man on earth shall set me free Till Kemp Owen, the king's own son Shall climb the crag and thrice kiss me
He's mounted o'er the Eastmuir crag He has given her kisses two Away she went and back she came But from her mouth the fire still flew
It's from this rock I'll never rise No man on earth shall set me free Till Kemp Owen, the king's own son Shall climb the crag and thrice kiss me
He's mounted o'er the Eastmuir crag He has given her kisses three Away she went and back she came The fairest woman your eyes did see
O was it wolf into the wood Was it fish into the sea Was it man or woman My own dear love, that changèd thee?
It was not wolf into the wood It was not fish into the sea It was my own cruel stepmother Forever cursed may she be
A heavier curse light her upon Than ever fell on vile woman In Wormie's Wood she'll walk alone None take pity her upon And relieved shall she never be Till all the saints sail o'er the sea