Steeleye Span - Isabel lyrics

Prior I lie in this cage in full public gaze And I don't give a pin for all their scorn For I've crowned my lover king Such glorious days I've seen Give me the chance I'd do it all again. Robbie my love you've the heart of a dove Only Scotland could raise such a man On the wild mountain side I have lain down by your side In spite of the bitter wind and rain. The soft southern dogs have never scaled the heights They cower in their comfort secure. But he has dared it all And he's risked the fearsome fall Surely God will crown the brave and sure. At proud Bannockburn their cringing hearts did turn From his noble and daring campaign I watched from a distant hill And my heart flies with him still Though my body may be caged and disdained. He's as bold as a ram, he's as gentle as a lamb He's a man that could never be denied He is generous and gay But he's changeable as day And for just one hour with him I'd gladly die.