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King Henry​-​Black Nag

from UnSeelie Self by Alexander James Adams

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KING HENRY: Traditional Childe Ballad
BLACK NAG: Traditional English Dance Tune

Let never a man a woo-ing wend
who lackith things a-three,
A store of gold, an open heart
And full of charity
This was said of King Henry
As he lay quite alone
For he's taken him to a haunted hall
Seven miles from the town

Oh he has driven him deer before,
The doe down by the glen
'Till the fattest buck in all the flock
King Henry, he has slain
His huntsmen followed him to the hall
To make them burly cheer
When loud the wind was heard to howl
And an earthquake rocked the floor!

As darkness covered all the hall
As they sat at their meat,
The greyhounds, yowling, left their food
And crept to Henry's feet
And louder howled the rising wind
That burst the fastened door
And in there came a grisly ghost
Stamping across the floor!

Her head hit the roof top of the house
Her middle you could not span!
Each frightened huntsman fled the hall
And left the king alone
Her teeth were the tether stakes,
Her nose, a club or mell
And nothing less she seemed to be
Than a fiend that comes from Hell!

"Some meat! Some meat!
Ya King Henry, some meat ya bring to me!
Go kill your horse, ya King Henry
And bring some meat to me!"
He has slain his berry brown steed,
It made his heart full sore,
For she's eaten it up all skin and bone
Left nothing but hide and hair!

"More meat! More meat!
Ya King Henry, more meat ya bring to me!
Go kill your greyhounds, King Henry
And bring some meat to me!"
He has slain his good greyhounds,
It made his heart full sore,
For she's eaten them up all skin and bone
Left nothing but hide and hair!

"More meat! More meat!
Ya King Henry, more meat ya bring to me!
Go kill your goshawks King Henry
And bring some meat to me!"
He has slain his good goshawks,
It made his heart full sore,
For she's eaten them up all skin and bone
Left nothing but feathers bare!

"Some drink! Some drink!
Ya King Henry, some drink ya give to me!
Sew up your horse hide, King Henry
And bring some drink to me!"
He has sewn the bloody hide,
A pipe of wine put in,
And she's drank it down all in one drop
Left never a drop therein!

"A bed! A bed!
Ya King Henry, a bed ya make for me!
Oh, you must pull the heather green,
And make it soft for me!"
He has pulled the heather green,
And made for her a bed,
And taken has he, his good mantle
And over it he has spread!

"Take off your clothes now, King Henry,
And lay down by my side!
Oh swear, oh swear, ya King Henry,
To take me as your bride!"
"God forbid!" says King Henry,
"That ever the like betide!
That ever a fiend that comes from Hell
Should stretch down by my side!"

The dark is gone, the day has come,
The sunlight fills the hall
The fairest lady that ever was seen
Lay 'twixt him and the wall
"I've laid with many a gentle knight,
that gave me such a thrill-
Ah, but never before with a perfect knight
That gave me all my will!"

Sea Fire Productions Inc p 2010

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from UnSeelie Self, released October 1, 2010
Vocals, Fiddle, Djembe, Percussion: Alexander James Adams

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Alexander James Adams Redmond, Washington

From the Land of Fae comes the Faerie Tale Minstrel with songs and stories of days gone by and futures yet to come. Guitar and fiddle support a voice that enchants the ear and comforts the heart. Jigs and reels, lust and lullabye, the magic and music are there for those that believe. ... more

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