Lady Keith's Lament-Connie Dover

[ti:The Holland Handkerchief] [ar:Connie Dover] [al:If.Ever.I.Return)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Lady Keith's Lament - Connie Dover [00:31.56]A wealthy squire lived in our town [00:37.34] [00:39.70]He was a man of very high renown [00:44.94] [00:47.50]He had a daughter a beauty bright [00:53.57] [00:55.47]And the name he called her was his heart's delight [01:01.15] [01:03.55]And many is the young man to court her came [01:09.47] [01:11.44]But none of them could her favor gain [01:17.49] [01:19.50]Till there came one of the low degree [01:25.14] [01:27.45]And among them all she did fancy he [01:33.38] [01:35.59]But when her father he came to know [01:41.28] [01:43.42]That his lovely daughter loved this young man so [01:49.41] [01:51.30]Over fifty miles he sent her away [01:56.88] [01:59.31]All to deprive her of her wedding day [02:05.10] [02:23.40]One night as she lay in her bedroom [02:28.74] [02:31.34]Her love appeared from out the gloom [02:37.23] [02:39.29]He touched her hand and to her did say [02:45.58] [02:47.44]Arise my darling and come away [02:52.85] [02:55.34]With this young man she got on behind [03:00.92] [03:03.28]And they rode swifter than any wind [03:09.30] [03:11.80]They rode on for an hour or more [03:17.45] [03:19.29]Till he cried my darling my head feels sore [03:25.49] [03:27.48]Her Holland handkerchief she then took out [03:33.17] [03:35.28]And with it wrapped his aching head about [03:41.15] [03:43.28]She kissed his lips and to him did say [03:49.39] [03:51.25]My love you are colder than any clay [03:57.06] [05:03.38]When they arrived at her father's gate [05:09.27] [05:11.30]He cried get down love the hour is late [05:17.19] [05:19.44]Get down get down love and go to bed [05:25.04] [05:27.30]I'll see this noble horse is groomed and fed [05:33.18] [05:35.33]When she arrived in her father's hall [05:41.02] [05:43.28]Who's there who's there her own father called [05:49.49] [05:51.27]It is I dear father you sent for me [05:57.47] [05:59.23]My love was the messenger was sent by thee [06:05.35] [06:07.32]Oh no my daughter that ne'er can be [06:13.46] [06:15.27]Your words are false and you lie to me [06:21.41] [06:23.32]For on yon far mountain your true love died [06:29.55] [06:31.26]And in yon green graveyard his body lies [06:37.05] [06:39.38]The truth had dawned upon this maiden brave [06:45.27] [06:47.44]And with her friends she exposed the grave [06:53.12] [06:55.32]Where lay her love although nine months dead [07:01.47] [07:03.22]With the Holland handkerchief around his head