Tony Rose - The Yarmouth Tragedy lyrics

In the dead of the night when all were a-sleeping Young Jimmy's ghost to his love did appear Crying loudly: "Rise me beautiful Nancy Remember the vows that you made to your dear!" "Who's that," she cries, "calling under my window? Surely it is the voice of me dear." And in raising her head from her downy soft pillow Straight to the window she then did repair By the light of the moon which brightly was shining She spied her own true love who to her did say "Oh your parents are sleeping - before they awaken Rise my dear Nancy you must come away" And a gown she'd embroidered with gold and with silver Instantly round her middle she threw And with a young maid who waited there upon her Instantly down to the seaside did go There it's close in his arms did the ghost then enfold her "Jimmy," she cried, "you are colder than clay And surely you're not the young man I admire For paler than d**h you appear to me." "Nancy", he cries, "I am your true lover But now I sleep in a watery grave For your cruel parents have been my undoing But dead or alive it's you I will have" This trembling lady was sorely affrighted Amazed she stood on the brink of the sea All wringing her hands crying "Oh cruel parents May Heaven reward you for your cruelty" But still she cries: "My love I am coming And in your arms it's soon I shall be" And as soon as she spoke this unfortunate creature Carelessly plunged herself into the sea