Steeleye Span - Lady Diamond lyrics

Johnson There was a lord, a lord lived in the North Country He was a man of wealth and fame He only had one child, a child but only one And Lady Diamond was her name She did not love a lord, she did not love a king She loved a kitchen boy, and William was his name And though he brought her joy, he also brought her shame And he gave his heart to Lady Diamond. Chorus "And his hair shines like gold," said Lady Diamond "And his eyes like crystal stones," said Lady Diamond "Bright as the silver moon" she said, "bright as the sun that shines" "Bright as the silver moon" she said, "bright as the sun that shines" On Lady Diamond Verse 2 It was a Winter's night the lord could get no rest To Lady Diamond's room he came He sat down on her bed just like a wondering ghost Now Lady Diamond tell me plain "Do you love a lord", he said, "or do you love a king?" "I love a kitchen boy, and William is his name. And better I love that boy than all your well-bred men; I have his heart", said Lady Diamond. (Instrumental Break - verse) Oh where are all my men, he said, that I gave meat and fee Go fetch the kitchen boy and bring him here to me. They dragged him from the house and hung him on a tree, And they gave his heart to Lady Diamond. Chorus