Down deary down
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There was a knight and he was young a-riding along the way Sir
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And there he met a lady fair among the stacks of hay Sir
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Down deary down
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Quote he shall you and I, Lady among the grass lay down oh
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And I will take a special care of the rumpling of your gown oh
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So she told him
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If you will go along with me into my father's hall Sir
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You shall enjoy my maiden's head and my estate and all Sir
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Down deary down
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So he mounted her on a milk white steed himself upon another
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And then they rid upon the road like sister and like brother
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Down deary down down deary down
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And when they came to father's home all moulded all about Sir
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She stepped straight within the gate and shut the young man out Sir
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Down deary down
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Here is a pursue of gold she said take it for your pain Sir
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And I will send my father's men to go home with you again Sir
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And if you meet a lady fair as you go by the town Sir
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You must not fear the dewy grass or
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The rumpling grass of her gown Sir
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Down deary down down deary down
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And if you meet a lady gay as you go by the hill Sir
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Here is the moral of the story
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If you will not when you may you shall not when you will Sir
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The Young Knight
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| Nina Simone |
