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As it fell out on a long summer's day
Two lovers sat on a hill.
They sat together that long summer's day
And could not talk their fill.
"I see no harm by you, Margaret,
And you see none by me.
Before tomorrow eight o'clock
A rich wedding you shall see."
Lady Margaret sat in her high hall door
Combing her long yellow hair.
She spied Sweet William and his new-made bride
Riding from the church so near.
Down she's thrown her ivory comb
And up she's bound her hair
Saying "I'll go down and bid him farewell
And never more go there."
When day was gone and night was come
And all men were asleep
Lady Margaret came to Sweet William's bower
Standing at his bed's feet.
"How do you like your pillow?" says she
"And how do you like your sheet?
And how do you like the fair young lady
Lying in your arms asleep?"
"It's well I like my pillow" says he
"It's better that I like my sheet
But it's best that I like the fair young lady
Standing at my bed's feet".
Once he kissed her lily white hand.
Twice he kissed her cheek.
Three time he kissed her cold corpsy lips
And fell in her arms asleep.
When night was gone and day was come
And all men waked from sleep,
Sweet William went to his fair young lady
And sorely, sorely did he weep.
"I dreamed a dream, my dearest dear,
They never do prove good.
I dreamed by bower was full of swine
And my bride bed full of blood."
He called up his merry men all
By one, by two, by three,
Saying "I'll away to Fair Margaret's bower
By leave of my lady".
He rode til he came to Fair Margaret's bower.
He rattled at the ring.
There were none so ready as her seven brothern
To rise and let him in.
"Is Lady Margaret in her room?
Or is she in the hall?"
"No Lady Margaret's in her cold black coffin
With her pale face turned to the wall."
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