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June Tabor The Border Widow's Lament Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.43/10 [14 votes]Album: An Echo of Hooves / Original Release Date: 2003-09-22Genre: Singer/SongwriterSong Duration: 5 min 58 sec
The Border Widow's Lament
June Tabor
June Tabor
JUNE TABOR
- The Border Widow's Lament LyricsMy 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
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
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
Facts about The Border Widow's Lament
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The Border Widow's Lament is written by June Tabor, Huw Warren.
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It is first released on September 22, 2003 as part of June Tabor's album "An Echo of Hooves" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 5th track on this album.
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The Border Widow's Lament falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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The Border Widow's Lament song length is 5 minutes and 58 seconds.
Who wrote The Border Widow's Lament lyrics?
The Border Widow's Lament is written by June Tabor, Huw Warren.
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When was The Border Widow's Lament released?
It is first released on September 22, 2003 as part of June Tabor's album "An Echo of Hooves" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 5th track on this album.
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Which genre is The Border Widow's Lament?
The Border Widow's Lament falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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How long is the song The Border Widow's Lament?
The Border Widow's Lament song length is 5 minutes and 58 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): June Tabor, Huw Warren
Record Label(s): 2003 Topic
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