-------------------------- STEELEYE SPAN - KING HENRY -------------------------- VERSE 1 -------

Let ^Amnever a man ^Gwooing wend That ^Amlacketh ^Gthings ^Ethree, A ^Amstore of gold, an open heart, And full of ^Gchari^Amty; And this was seen of King Hen^Gry Though ^Amhe lay quite a^Elone, For he's ^Amtaken him ^Gto a ^Amhaunted ^Ehall ^AmSeven miles ^Gfrom the ^Etown.

VERSE 2 -------

He's ^Amchased the deer now ^Ghim before And the ^Amdoe down ^Gby the ^Eden Till the ^Amfattest buck in all the flock King Henry ^Ghe has ^Amslain. His huntsmen followed him to the ^Ghall To ^Ammake them burly ^Echeer, When ^Amloud the ^Gwind was ^Amheard to ^Esound And an ^Amearthquake ^Grocked the ^Efloor.

VERSE 3 -------

And ^Amdarkness covered ^Gall the hall Where ^Amthey sat ^Gat their ^Emeat, The ^Amgrey dogs, yowling, left their food And crept to ^GHenry's ^Amfeet. And louder howled the rising ^Gwind And ^Amburst the fastened ^Edoor, And ^Amin there ^Gcame a ^Amgrisly ^Eghost ^AmStamping ^Gon the ^Efloor.

VERSE 4 -------

Her ^Amhead hit the roof-tree ^Gof the house Her ^Ammiddle you ^Gcould not ^Espan, Each ^Amfrightened huntsmen fled the hall And left the ^Gking a^Amlone, Her teeth were like the tether ^Gstakes, Her ^Amnose like club or ^Emell, And ^Amnothing ^Gless she ^Amseemed to ^Ebe Than a ^Amfiend that ^Gcomes from ^Ehell.

--------------------------- Verses 5 to 8 are all Am... --------------------------- VERSE 5 - Am ------- Some meat, some meat you King Henry, Some meat you give to me, Go kill your horse you King Henry And bring him here to me; He's gone and slain his berry brown steed Though it made his heart full sore, For she's eaten up both skin and bone, Left nothing but hide and hair. VERSE 6 - Am ------- More meat, more meat you King Henry More meat you give to me, Go kill your grey-hounds King Henry And bring them here to me; And when he's slain his good grey-hounds, It made his heart full sore, She's eaten up both skin and bone, Left nothing but hide and hair. VERSE 7 - Am ------- More meat, more meat you King Henry, More meat you give to me, Go fell your goss-hawks King Henry And bring them here to me; And when he's slain his gay goss-hawks, It made his heart full sore, She's eaten them up both skin and bone, Left nothing but feathers bare. VERSE 8 - Am ------- Some drink, some drink now King Henry, Some drink you give to me, Oh you sew up your horse's hide And bring in a drink to me; And he's sewn up the bloody hide, And a pipe of wine put in, And she's drank up all in one draught Left never a drop therein. VERSE 9 -------

A ^Ambed, a bed now ^GKing Henry, A ^Ambed you'll ^Gmake for ^Eme, Oh ^Amyou must pull the heather green And make it ^Gsoft for ^Amme; And pulled has he the heather ^Ggreen And ^Ammade for ^Gher a ^Ebed, And ^Amtaken has ^Ghe his ^Amgay man^Etle And ^Amo'er it ^Ghe has ^Espread.

VERSE 10 --------

Take ^Amoff your clothes now ^GKing Henry And ^Amlie down ^Gby my ^Eside, Now ^Amswear, now swear you King Henry To take me ^Gfor your ^Ambride. Oh God forbid, says King ^GHenry, That ^Amever the ^Glike be^Etide, That ^Amever a ^Gfiend that ^Amcomes from ^Ehell Should ^Amstretch down ^Gby my ^Eside.

VERSE 11 --------

When the ^Amnight was gone and the ^Gday was come And the ^Amsun shone ^Gthrough the ^Ehall, The ^Amfairest lady that ever was seen Lay between ^Ghim and the ^Amwall. I've met with many a gentle ^Gknight That ^Amgave me ^Gsuch a ^Efill, But ^Amnever be^Gfore with a ^Amcourteous ^Eknight That ^Amgave me ^Gall my ^Ewill.

Steeleye Span - King henry