Anais Mitchell - Willie of winsbury

The ^Cking has ^Gbeen a ^Dprisoner And a ^Cprisoner ^Dlong in ^CSpain And ^GWillie ^CO the ^GWins^Embury Has ^Clain long with his ^Ddaughter ^CJane.

What ^Cails you, what ^Gails you, my daughter ^DJane Why you ^Clook so ^Dpale and ^Cwan? Have ^Gyou had ^Cany ^Gill ^Emsickness Or ^Cyet been ^Dsleeping with a ^Cman?

^CI have ^Gnot had any ^Dill sickness Nor ^Cyet been ^Dsleeping with a ^Cman It ^Gis for ^Cyou my ^Gfather ^Emdear For ^Cbiding so ^Dlong in ^CSpain.

^CCast off, cast ^Goff, your robe and ^Dgown Stand ^Cnaked ^Don the ^Cstone That ^GI may ^Cknow you ^Gby your ^Emshape If ^Cyou be a ^Dmaiden or ^Cnone.

^CAnd shes ^Gcast off the ^Drobe and gown Stood ^Cnaked ^Don the ^Cstone her ^Gapron was ^Ctight and her ^Gwaist was ^Emround Her ^Cface was ^Dpale and ^Cwan.

^CAnd was it ^Gwith a lord or a ^Dgentleman Or a ^Cman of ^Dwealth and ^Cfame Or ^Gwas it ^Cwith one of my ^Gserving ^Emmen While ^CI was a ^Dprisoner in ^CSpain?

^CNo it ^Gwasnt with a lord or a ^Dgentleman Or a ^Cman of ^Dwealth and ^Cfame It was ^Gwith Willie ^Co ^GWinsb^Emury I could ^Ccry no ^Dlonger ^Calone.

^CAnd the ^Gking has called his ^Dserving men By ^Cone by ^Dtwo and by ^Cthree Saying, ^GWhere is ^Cthis Willie ^Go Wins^Embury? For ^Changed ^Dhe shall ^Cbe.

^CAnd when they ^Gcame before the ^Dking By ^Cone, by ^Dtwo and by ^Cthree Willie ^Gshould have ^Cbeen the ^Gfirst of ^Emthem But the ^Clast of ^Dthem was ^Che.

^CAnd Willie ^GO the Wins^Dbury All ^Cdressed out in ^Dred ^Csilk His ^Ghair hung ^Clike the ^Gstrands of ^Emgold His ^Cbreast was ^Dwhite as ^Cmilk.

^CNo wonder, no ^Gwonder, the king he ^Dsaid, That my ^Cdaughters ^Dlove you did ^Cwin If ^GI were a ^Cwoman as I ^Gam a ^Emman In my ^Cown bed you ^Dwould have ^Cbeen.

^CAnd will you ^Gmarry my daughter ^DJane By the ^Cfaith of ^Dyour right ^Chand? And Ill ^Gmake you the ^Clord of my ^Gserving ^Emmen Ill ^Cmake you the ^Dheir of my ^Cland.

^COh yes, Ill ^Gmarry your daughter ^DJane By the ^Cfaith of ^Dmy right ^Chand. But Ill ^Gnot be the ^Clord of ^Gany ^Emmen, Ill ^Cnot be the ^Dheir to your ^Cland.

^CAnd he raised her ^Gup on a milk-white ^Dsteed ^CHimself on a ^Ddapple ^Cgrey He has ^Gmade her the ^Clady of ^Gas much ^Emland As she can ^Cride in a ^Dlong summers ^Cday.