Long Lankin

from Go And 'List For A Sailor by Eddy O'Dwyer

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Said the lord unto his lady just as he rode away
'Beware of Long Lankin that lives among the hay
Beware the moss, beware the moor,
Beware of Long Lankin
Be sure the doors, they are bolted well
Lest Lankin does creep in

Long Lankin's come to the castle door, and he's knocked loud and long
And ready was the false nurse, she arose and she let him in
'Oh where is your master?' Long Lankin he cried
'Oh is he here at home?'
'Oh no, he has gone to fair England's shore
For to visit of his son'

'How will we get his lady downstairs on such a night so dark?'
'Stick pins and long needles right through the baby's heart'
Long Lankin rocked the cradle so soft
And the false nurse sang
While the tears and the blood from the baby did poor
And from the cradle ran

The lady she's come on down the stairs not thinking any harm
Long Lankin he stood ready for her and he's catched her in his arms
'Oh spare my life' the lady she cried
'Oh spare my life one hour
And you can have me daughter Jane
Me own bloomin' flower

Oh spare my life Long Lankin! Oh spare my life this day
And I shall give to you all of the gold your horse can carry away'
'Oh you can keep your daughter Jane,
And I do not want your gold
But I will catch your own heart's blood
All in a silver bowl'

Daughter Jane was sitting in the tower so high when her father came riding home
'Oh father! Dear father! Won't you come and see what's been done;
Long Lankin's been and he's killed your wife
And he's killed your own dear son
And for these crimes, her father he swore
Long Lankin should be hung

So he's hunted east and he's hunted west, and he's searched all around,
Until Long Lankin and the nurse, together they were found
And side by side they both were hung
All from the gallows tree
Their heads were from their shoulders torn
And cast into the sea

Beware the moss, beware the moor
Beware of Long Lankin
Be sure the doors are bolted well
Lest Lankin does creep in

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from Go And 'List For A Sailor, released September 22, 2012
Eddy O'Dwyer - Vocals & Guitar

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Eddy O'Dwyer Lincolnshire, UK

Lincoln based singer of traditional songs, strummer (and occasionally fingerpicker) of accoustic guitar, and squeezer of concertina, Eddy O'Dwyer is pleased to present this 'debut' album of (mostly) traditional songs.

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