King Henry-Steeleye Span

[ti:King Henry] [ar:Steeleye Span] [al:The Collection - Steeleye Span In Concert] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]King Henry - Steeleye Span [00:12.39]Let never a man a wooing wend [00:14.47]That lacketh things three [00:16.72]A store of gold and open heart [00:18.97]And full of charity; [00:20.97]And this was seen of King Henry [00:23.47]Though he lay quite alone [00:25.49]For he＇s taken him to a haunted hall [00:27.87]Seven miles from the town [00:30.29] [00:40.72]He＇s chased the deer now him before [00:42.54]And the doe down by the den [00:44.55]Till the fattest buck in all the flock [00:46.66]King Henry he has slain [00:49.02]His huntsmen followed him to the hall [00:50.99]To make them burly cheer [00:53.01]When loud the wind was heard to sound [00:55.21]And an earthquake rocked the floor [00:57.22] [01:01.85]And darkness covered all the hall [01:03.72]Where they sat at their meat [01:05.70]The grey dogs yowling left their food [01:07.83]And crept to Henry＇s feet [01:09.99]And louder howled the rising wind [01:12.06]And burst the fastened door [01:14.12]And in there came a grisly ghost [01:16.31]Stramping on the floor [01:18.77] [01:22.80]Her head hit the roof-tree of the house [01:24.64]Her middle you could not span [01:26.85]Each frightened huntsman fled the hall [01:28.89]And left the king alone [01:30.90]Her teeth were like the tether stakes [01:33.02]Her nose like club or mell [01:35.21]And nothing less she seemed to be [01:37.45]Than a fiend that comes form hell [01:40.05] [02:39.51]Some meat some meat you King Henry [02:42.67]Some meat you give to me [02:44.99]Go kill your horse you King Henry [02:46.74] [02:47.28]And bring him here to me; [02:49.73]He＇s gone and slain his berry brown steed [02:51.69]Though it made his heart full sore [02:54.16]For she＇s eaten up both skin and bone [02:56.47]Left nothing but hide and hair [02:58.48] [03:01.51]More meat more meat you King Henry [03:04.92]More meat you give to me [03:06.99]Go Kill your greyhounds King Henry [03:09.30]And bring them here to me; [03:11.49]And when he＇s slain his good greyhounds [03:13.36] [03:14.01]It made his heart full sore [03:16.19]She＇s eaten them up both skin and bone [03:18.55]Left nothing but hide and hair [03:20.68] [03:23.32]More meat more meat you King Henry [03:26.57]More meat you give to me [03:29.09]Go fell your goshawks King Henry [03:31.25]And bring them here to me; [03:33.56]And when he＇s slain his gay goshawks [03:35.19] [03:35.78]It made his heart full sore [03:38.03]She＇s eaten them up both skin and bone [03:40.62]Left nothing but feathers bare [03:42.88] [03:45.50]Some drink some drink now King Henry [03:48.19] [03:48.76]Some drink you give to me [03:50.78]Oh you sew up your horse＇s hide [03:53.40]And bring in a drink to me [03:55.53]And he＇s sewed up the bloody hide [03:57.84]And a pipe of wine put in [03:59.98]And she＇s drank it up all in one draught [04:02.61]Left never a drop therein [04:05.83] [04:32.15]A bed a bed now King Henry [04:33.93]A bed you＇ll make for me [04:36.06]Oh you must pull the heather green [04:38.27]And make it soft for me; [04:40.26]And pulled has he the heather green [04:42.56]And made for her a bed [04:44.59]And taken has he his gay mantle [04:46.77]And o＇er it he has spread [04:48.71] [04:53.15]Take off your clothes now King Henry [04:55.24]And lie down by my side [04:57.18]Now swear now swear you King Henry [04:59.43]To take me for your bride [05:01.49]Oh God forbid says King Henry [05:03.80]That ever the like betide [05:05.74]That ever a fiend that comes from hell [05:08.00]Should stretch down by my side [05:10.27] [05:35.77]When the night was gone and the day was come [05:37.41]And the sun shone through the hall [05:39.43]The fairest lady that ever was seen [05:41.74]Lay between him and the wall [05:43.51]I＇ve met with many a gentle knight [05:45.83]That gave me such a fill [05:48.01]But never before with a courteous knight [05:50.33]That gave me all my will