nnLady Margaret, lady Margaretnwas sowing at the seanshe's all dressed in blacknand a thought came in her head to roam in the woodsnto pull flowers to flower her hat, my boysnto pull flowers to flower her hatnso she hoisted up her petticoats a bit above the kneenand so nimbly she ran over the groundnand when she came to the merrygreen woodsnshe pulled those branches down, my boysnshe pulled those branches downnnSuddenly she spied a fine young mannhe's standing by a treenhe says how dare you pull those branches down?nwithout the leave of me, my dearnwithout the leave of menwell she says this little wood it is my very ownnmy father gave it to meni can pull these branches down without the leave of thee, young mannoh without the leave of theenand he took a by the milk-white handnand by the grass-green sleevenhe pulled her down at the foot of the bushnhe never once asked her leave, my boysnoh he never once asked her leavenand when it was down she twisted aboutnto ask her true love's namenbut she nothing sawnshe nothing heardnand all the woods grew dimnand all the woods grew dimnnThere's four and twenty ladies all in the landnand they're all playing a chessnexcept it was the lady Margaretnand she's green as any glass, my boysnoh she's green as any glassnand these four-and-twenty ladies all in the landngrow as red as any rosenexcept the lady Margaret she's pale and wan, my boysnoh pale and wan she goesnup then spoke the little serving girlnshe lifted her hand and smilednshe said i think my lady's loved too longnand now she goes with child, my dearsnoh and now she goes with childnup then spoke the second serving girlnoh ever and alas says shenthat i think i know a herb in the merry green woodnthat'll twine thy baby from theenit'll rip off thy babe from theenSo lady Margaret she got herself a combnshe made haste to comb her hairnand then she's away to the merry green woodsnas fast as she can tear, my boysnas fast as she can tearnand she hadn't pulled in the merry green woodsna herb that barely wonnwhen by her stands the young Tamlinnhe says Margaret leave it alonenoh Margaret leave it alonenwhy do you pull that bitter little herbnthat herb that grows so greynfor to destroy that fine young baby that we got in our play, my dearnoh that we got in our playnwell come tell me now young Tamlin says shenif an earthly man you beni tell you no lies, says young Tamlinni was christened as good as theeni was christened as good as theenbut as i rode a-hunting on a bitter bitter nightnit was from my horse i fellnand the queen of elvin she caught meninto yonder green hill to dwellnoh into yonder green hill to dwellnbut tonight is halloween ladynthe elvin caught will ridenand if you would your true love winnby the millbridge you must hide, my dearsnby the millbridge you must hidenand first will run the black horsenthen will the brownnand then will run the whitenyou hold him fast, you fear him notnfor he's the father of your child, my lovenhe's the father of your childnthey'll turn me on in your arms lady into many a beasts so wildnbut you hold them fast, you fear no illnit's the father of your child, my lovenit's the father of your childnnSo lady Margaret, she gets herself a combnshe made haste to comb her hairnthen she's away to the old millbrdigenas fast as she could tear, my boysnas fast as she could tearnand about the dead hour of the night she heard the bridles ringnoh my boys, she had her heart more than any earthly thing it didnmore than any earthly thingnand first run the black horsenthen the brownnand then raced by the whitenwell she held it fast, she feared it notnfor it's the father of her childnit's the father of her childnthe thunderoll across the skynthe stars blazed bright as daynthe queen of elvin gave a thrilling crynTamlin's away brave boysnbrave Tamlin's awaynthe very first thing they turned him intonis a lion that runs so wildnbut she held him fast, she feared him notnhe's the father of her child, my boysnhe's the father of her childnand the very next thing they turned him intonit was a loathsome snakenhe says hold me fast, fear me notnfor I'm one of god's own make, my lovenoh I'm one of god's own makenand again they changed him all in her armsnto a red-hot bar of ironnbut she held it fast, she feared it notnit did to her no harmnit did to her no harmnand the very last thing they changed him intonwas like any naked mannshe flung her mantle over himnshe cried my love I've won I've wonnshe cried my love I've wonnnBut the queen of elvin she called for a bushnshe's red as any bloodni should have taken out your eyes, Tamlinnand put in two eyes of woodnand put in two eyes of wood
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