The Outlandish Knight-A. L. Lloyd

[ti:The Outlandish Knight] [ar:A. L. Lloyd] [al:England & Her Traditional Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.95]The Outlandish Knight - A. L. Lloyd [00:05.91]An outlandish knight from the north lands came [00:11.87] [00:13.09]And he came wooing of me [00:17.54] [00:19.04]And he told me he'd take me to that northern land [00:25.88] [00:26.71]And there he would marry me [00:32.33] [00:34.12]Well she mounted on her lily-white horse [00:39.45] [00:40.18]And he upon the grey [00:44.05] [00:44.76]And away they did ride to the fair river side [00:50.06] [00:51.15]Three hours before it was day [00:55.46] [00:56.97]He says unlight unlight my little polly [01:01.02] [01:02.13]Unlight unlight cries he [01:05.37] [01:06.28]For six pretty maids i've drowned here before [01:10.83] [01:11.52]And the seventh thou art to be [01:16.09] [01:17.27]She said go get a sickle to crop the thistle [01:23.04]That grows beside the brim [01:26.74] [01:27.90]That it may not mingle with my curly locks [01:32.02] [01:33.30]Nor harm my lily-white skin [01:37.75] [01:38.82]So he got a sickle to crop the thistle [01:44.73] [01:45.24]That grew beside the brim [01:49.08] [01:49.80]And she catched him around the middle so small [01:54.06] [01:55.21]And tumbled him into the stream [01:59.17] [02:00.68]Then she mounted on her lily-white horse [02:05.19] [02:06.08]And she did ride away [02:09.58] [02:10.66]And she arrived at her father's door [02:15.02] [02:16.11]Three hours before it was day [02:20.55] [02:22.39]Now the parrot being in the window so high [02:27.97] [02:29.01]A-hearing the lady he did say [02:33.88] [02:34.92]I'm afraid that some ruffian have led you astray [02:40.34] [02:41.27]That you've tarried so long away [02:45.91] [02:47.37]Don't prittle don't prattle my pretty polly [02:52.57] [02:53.74]Nor tell no tales of me [02:58.34] [02:59.40]And your cage shall be of the glittering gold [03:05.22] [03:06.16]And your perch of the best ivory [03:11.70] [03:13.17]Now the master being in the bedroom so high [03:18.37] [03:19.25]A-hearing that parrot he did say [03:23.28] [03:24.90]What's the matter with you my pretty polly [03:30.07] [03:31.06]You're prattling so long before day [03:35.54] [03:37.40]There came an old cat on the top of my cage [03:42.51] [03:43.36]To take my sweet life away [03:47.23] [03:48.55]I was just calling on my young mistress [03:54.67] [03:55.77]To drive that old puss away [04:01.77]