[INTRO]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[VERSE]
Lady [D]Erskine sits in[F]to her [Gm]bower
[Bb]Sewing a [F]silken [Gm]seam
A [D]bonny shirt for [F]Child Ow[Gm]let
As [Bb]he goes [F]out and [Gm]in
His [D]face was fair, [F]long was his [Gm]hair
She's [Bb]called him [F]to come [Gm]near
"Oh, [D]you must cuckold [F]Lord Ron[Gm]ald
For [Bb]all his [F]lands and [Eb]gear”
[VERSE]
"Oh, [D]lady, hold your [F]tongue, for [Gm]shame
For [Bb]such should [F]ne'er be [Gm]done
How [D]can I cuckold [F]Lord Ron[Gm]ald
And [Bb]me his [F]sister's [Gm]son?”
Then [D]she's ta'en out a [F]small pen[Gm]knife
That [Bb]lay be[F]side her [Gm]head
She's [D]pricked herself be[F]low her [Gm]breast
Which [Bb]made her [F]body [Eb]bleed
[VERSE]
Lord [D]Ronald's come in[F]to her [Gm]bower
Where [Bb]she did [F]make her [Gm]moan
"Oh, [D]what is all this [F]blood”, he [Gm]said
"That [Bb]shines [F]on your breast[Gm]bone?”
"Young [D]Child Owlet, your [F]sister's [Gm]son
Is [Bb]new gone [F]from my [Gm]bower
Had [D]I not been a [F]good wo[Gm]man
I'd have [Bb]been Child [F]Owlet's [Eb]whore”
[VERSE]
Then [D]he has taken [F]Child Ow[Gm]let
Thrown [Bb]him in [F]prison [Gm]strong
And [D]all his men, a [F]council [Gm]held
To [Bb]judge Child [F]Owlet's [Gm]wrong
Some [D]said, Child Owlet, [F]he should [Gm]hang
Some [Bb]said that [F]he should [Gm]burn
Some [D]said they would he, [F]Child Ow[Gm]let
Be[Bb]tween wild [F]horses [Eb]torn
[VERSE]
"Ten [D]horses in my [F]stable [Gm]stand
Can [Bb]run right [F]speedi[Gm]ly
It's [D]you must to my [F]stable [Gm]go
And [Bb]take out [F]four for [Gm]me”
They [D]tied a horse un[F]to each [Gm]foot
And [Bb]one un[F]to each [Gm]hand
They've [D]sent them out o'er [F]Elkin [Gm]Moor
As [Bb]fast as [F]they could [Eb]run
[VERSE]
There [D]was no stone on [F]Elkin [Gm]Moor
No [Bb]broom nor [F]bonny [Gm]whin
But's [D]dripping with Child [F]Owlet's [Gm]blood
And [Bb]pieces [F]of his [Gm]skin
There [D]was no grass on [F]Elkin [Gm]Moor
No [Bb]broom nor [F]bonny [Gm]rush
But's [D]dripping with Child [F]Owlet's [Gm]blood
And [Bb]pieces [F]of his [Eb]flesh
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[VERSE]
Lady [D]Erskine sits in[F]to her [Gm]bower
[Bb]Sewing a [F]silken [Gm]seam
A [D]bonny shirt for [F]Child Ow[Gm]let
As [Bb]he goes [F]out and [Gm]in
His [D]face was fair, [F]long was his [Gm]hair
She's [Bb]called him [F]to come [Gm]near
"Oh, [D]you must cuckold [F]Lord Ron[Gm]ald
For [Bb]all his [F]lands and [Eb]gear”
[VERSE]
"Oh, [D]lady, hold your [F]tongue, for [Gm]shame
For [Bb]such should [F]ne'er be [Gm]done
How [D]can I cuckold [F]Lord Ron[Gm]ald
And [Bb]me his [F]sister's [Gm]son?”
Then [D]she's ta'en out a [F]small pen[Gm]knife
That [Bb]lay be[F]side her [Gm]head
She's [D]pricked herself be[F]low her [Gm]breast
Which [Bb]made her [F]body [Eb]bleed
[VERSE]
Lord [D]Ronald's come in[F]to her [Gm]bower
Where [Bb]she did [F]make her [Gm]moan
"Oh, [D]what is all this [F]blood”, he [Gm]said
"That [Bb]shines [F]on your breast[Gm]bone?”
"Young [D]Child Owlet, your [F]sister's [Gm]son
Is [Bb]new gone [F]from my [Gm]bower
Had [D]I not been a [F]good wo[Gm]man
I'd have [Bb]been Child [F]Owlet's [Eb]whore”
[VERSE]
Then [D]he has taken [F]Child Ow[Gm]let
Thrown [Bb]him in [F]prison [Gm]strong
And [D]all his men, a [F]council [Gm]held
To [Bb]judge Child [F]Owlet's [Gm]wrong
Some [D]said, Child Owlet, [F]he should [Gm]hang
Some [Bb]said that [F]he should [Gm]burn
Some [D]said they would he, [F]Child Ow[Gm]let
Be[Bb]tween wild [F]horses [Eb]torn
[VERSE]
"Ten [D]horses in my [F]stable [Gm]stand
Can [Bb]run right [F]speedi[Gm]ly
It's [D]you must to my [F]stable [Gm]go
And [Bb]take out [F]four for [Gm]me”
They [D]tied a horse un[F]to each [Gm]foot
And [Bb]one un[F]to each [Gm]hand
They've [D]sent them out o'er [F]Elkin [Gm]Moor
As [Bb]fast as [F]they could [Eb]run
[VERSE]
There [D]was no stone on [F]Elkin [Gm]Moor
No [Bb]broom nor [F]bonny [Gm]whin
But's [D]dripping with Child [F]Owlet's [Gm]blood
And [Bb]pieces [F]of his [Gm]skin
There [D]was no grass on [F]Elkin [Gm]Moor
No [Bb]broom nor [F]bonny [Gm]rush
But's [D]dripping with Child [F]Owlet's [Gm]blood
And [Bb]pieces [F]of his [Eb]flesh
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