June Tabor
The Border Widow's Lament

My love, he built me a bonny bower
And clad it o'er with lily flower
A bonnier bower you ne'er did see
Than my true love he built for me

There came a man by middle day
He spied his sport and went away
And brought the King that very night,
Who broke my bower and slew my knight

He slew my knight to me so dear
He slew my knight and seized his gear
My servants all for life did flee
And left me in extremity

I sewed his shroud, making my moan
I watched his corpse, myself alone
I watched his body night and day
No living creature came that way

I took his body on my back
And whiles I walked and whiles I sat
I digged a grave and laid him in,
And happed him with the turf so green

Oh, don't you think my heart was sore,
As I laid the earth on his yellow hair
Oh, don't you think my heart was woe,
As I turned about, away to go

No living man I'll love again
Since that my lovely knight is slain
With just one lock of his yellow hair
I'll chain my heart forevermore


Mirror lyrics:

I'll chain my heart forevermore
With just one lock of his yellow hair
Since that my lovely knight is slain
No living man I'll love again

As I turned about, away to go
Oh, don't you think my heart was woe,
As I laid the earth on his yellow hair
Oh, don't you think my heart was sore,

And happed him with the turf so green
I digged a grave and laid him in,
And whiles I walked and whiles I sat
I took his body on my back

No living creature came that way
I watched his body night and day
I watched his corpse, myself alone
I sewed his shroud, making my moan

And left me in extremity
My servants all for life did flee
He slew my knight and seized his gear
He slew my knight to me so dear

Who broke my bower and slew my knight
And brought the King that very night,
He spied his sport and went away
There came a man by middle day

Than my true love he built for me
A bonnier bower you ne'er did see
And clad it o'er with lily flower
My love, he built me a bonny bower


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