Allan Taylor - The boy and the mantle

In the thi^Amrd month ^Bbof the year, to ^FCamelot did ^Ccome A gentle a^Amnd a ^Bbcourteous child that ^Fknew much wis^Cdom A ^Amtunic and a ^Gman^Ftle ^Cthis young ^Dmchild had ^Fon With ^Ambroaches and ^Grin^Fges, ^Cfull rich^Dmly be^Gdone

He ^Chad a suit^Am of ^Bbeastern silk a^Fbout his middle ^Cdrawn And if he lacked^Am in ^Bbcourtesy, he ^Fthought of it much ^Cshame "God ^Amspeed thee, King ^GAr^Fthur, ^Csitting ^Dmat thy ^Fmeat And the ^Amgoodly Queen ^GGuine^Fvere, I ^Ccannot ^Dmher for^Gget

I ^Chave with me^Am a ^Bbmantle, no ^Flady can re^Csist But it shall ne'^Amer be^Bbcome that wife that ^Fhath once done a^Cmiss For ^Amif she be un^Gfaith^Fful, in ^Ctatters ^Dmit shall ^Ffall And ^Amif she be but ^Ghon^Fest, she'll ^Cbrighten ^Dmany ^Ghall"

And ^Cfirst there came^Am Queen ^BbGuinevere, for ^Fshe should lead the ^Cway And she was sur^Amely ^Bbin great doubt, al^Fthough she would not ^Csay And ^Amthen she took the ^Gman^Ftle, as ^Cif she'd ^Dmbeen a ^Fmaid And ^Amsuddenly from ^Gtop to ^Ftoe, it ^Cloosely ^Dmfell in ^Gshreds And ^Cthen it co^Amloured ^Bbbrightest red, and ^Fthen it coloured ^Cgreen And ^Cthen it co^Amloured ^Bbdarkest black, so ^Fill did her be^Cseem

And ^Amthen up spoke King ^GAr^Fthur and ^Cangri^Dmer he ^Fgrew "By ^Amall the knights of ^GEng^Fland, I ^Cthink thou ^Dmbe not ^Gtrue" And ^Cshe threw down^Am the ^Bbmantle for ^Fall the court to ^Csee And blushed as red^Am as ^Bbroses and ^Fto her room did ^Cflee

Sir ^CKay called ^Amforth his ^Bblady and ^Fbade her to come ^Cnear And said, "If th^Amou be ^Bbguilty, I ^Fpray thee hold thee ^Cthere" And ^Amso forth came his ^Gla^Fdy, ^Cso bold she ^Dmdid ap^Fpear And ^Amlikewise was ^Gembar^Frassed and ^Ccried for ^Dmall to ^Ghear And ^Clikewise ^Amall the ^Bbgentle knights who ^Fthought their wives most ^Ctrue Commanded them^Am to ^Bbtry it on and ^Fbitterly did ^Crue

And then there ca^Amme a ^Bbfaded knight, Sir ^FCraddocke was his ^Cname And all the knights^Am of ^BbArthur's court, of ^Fhim had sport and ^Cgame "^AmWin this mantle, ^GLa^Fdy, and ^Cit shall ^Dmall be ^Fthine And ^Amif thou ev^Ger did a^Fmiss, the ^Cshame is ^Dmthere for ^Gmine" His ^Clady took^Am the ^Bbmantle and ^Fcast it her a^Cbout "Bow down to me^Am good ^Bbmantle and ^Fshame me not for ^Cnowt For ^Amonce I did part ^Gone a^Fmiss, I'll ^Ctell thee ^Dmcertain^Fly For ^Amonce I lay in ^GCraddocke's ^Fbed, be^Cfore he^Dm married ^Gme"

When ^Cshe had made^Am con^Bbfession and ^Fall her sins are ^Ctold The mantle sto^Amod a^Bbbout her, in ^Fbright array she ^Cstood So ^Amseemly of^G co^Flour and ^Cglitter^Dming of ^Fgold Then ^Amall the knights of ^GArthur's ^Fcourt, her ^Cbeauty ^Dmdid be^Ghold So ^CCraddocke stood^Am in ^Bbglory, his ^Flady proven ^Ctrue And all the knights^Am of ^BbArthur's court, have ^Fsurely got their ^Cdue