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Thread #15043 Message #132354
Posted By: Lorraine
05-Nov-99 - 06:17 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Little Duke Arthur's Nurse (F Armstrong)
Subject: Little Duke Arthur's Nurse
Yes I know it's a varient of Child #212 that's in the DT but I've been trying to decipher Frankie Armstrongs version and a few words escape me-
Little Duke Arthur's Nurse
Young Johnny rode out on a May morning With his bridle and buckles ringing And as he rode by the castle gate He heard a sweet voice singing
... So go ye down to yon ------house where welcoming lights are beckoning And as sure as I am a woman true I'll come love and pay you your reckoning
Well he's--------------------beer And the wine he kept them a pouring And every glass he's drunk to the lass Who was coming to him in the morning ... They've stuck the feathered beds all around and about Til the-----their swords were a raking And as they run in and as they run out They said "What Bonny lass are ye baking?" ..
The rest I can figure out and of course am perfectly willing to write all out but it's very similar the what is in the DT. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks-Lorraine