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LITTLE MATTHEW GROVE
OR
LORD DANIEL'S WIFE
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The first came in was dressed in red, The next came down in green, The next came down was Lord Daniel's wife, ||: As fine as any queen. :||
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She stepped up to Little Matthew Grove, "Go home with me to-night" "I can tell by the ring you have on your hand, ||: You are Lord Daniels wife." :||
3
"It makes no difference whose wife I am,
To you nor no other man,
My husband's not at home to-night, ||: He's in some distant land." :||
4
The little foot-page was standing by,
Heard every word was said: "Your husband will surely hear these words, I: Before the break of day.'' :||
S*. Oh, he had sixteen miles to go,
And ten of them he ran,
He ran, he ran to the broken bridge, ||: He smote on his breast and swam. :|| 6
He ran till he came to Lord Daniel's hall,
He ran till he came to the gate,
He ran till he came to Lord Daniel's hall, ||: He rattled those bells and he rang. :||
7 "What's the matter, what s the matter, my little foot-page,
What's the news you bring to me?" "There's another man in the bed with your wife, ||: As sure as you are born!" :||
8 "If this be a lie," Lord Daniel said, "That you have brought to me,
I'll build me a scaffold on the King's highway, ||: And hanged you shall be!" :||
9 "If this be a lie I bring to you,
Which you are taking it to be,
You need not build a scaffold on the King's highway, |j: But hang me to a tree!" :||
10
He gathered an army of his men,
He started with a free good will,
He put his bugle to his mouth ||: And he blew both loud and shrill. :||
II "Get up, get up, Little Matthew Grove,
Get up and put on your clothes,
Lord Daniel surely comes home this night, ||: For I hear his bugle blow.": I |
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