Testo Queen Eleanor's Confession - Tim Hart feat. Maddy Prior
Testo della canzone Queen Eleanor's Confession (Tim Hart feat. Maddy Prior), tratta dall'album Heydays
Queen Eleanor was a sick woman
And sick just like to die
And she has sent for two friars of France
To come to her speedily
The king has called his nobles all
By one, by two, by three
"Earl Marshal, I'll go shrive the Queen
And thou should wend with me"
"Oh no, oh no," cried Earl Marshal
"Such things can never be
For if the Queen should get word of this
Then hanged I would be"
"I swear by the sun, I swear by the moon
And by the stars on high
And by my scepter and my crown
Earl Marshal shall not die"
So the king put on a grey friar's gown
And the earl put on another
And they are gone to fair London town
Like friars both together
And when they came before the Queen
They fell on bended knee
"What matter, what matter, our gracious Queen
You called so speedily?"
"Oh if you are two friars of France
It's you I wish to see
But if you are two English lords
Then hanged you shall be"
"Oh we are not two English lords
But friars both are we
And we sang the Song of Solomon
As we came all o'er the sea"
"Oh the first vile sin I did commit
I now will tell to thee
I fell in love with the Earl Marshal
As he brought me o'er the sea"
"Oh that was a vile sin," said the king
"May God forgive it thee"
"Amen, amen," said the Earl Marshal
With a heavy heart spake he
"Oh the next vile sin I did commit
I will to you unfold
Earl Marshal had my virgin dower
Beneath this gown of gold"
"Oh that was a vile sin," said the king
"May God forgive it thee"
"Amen, amen," said the Earl Marshal
For a frightened man was he
"Oh don't you see two yonder little boys
A-playing at a ball?
Oh that one is Earl Marshal's son
And I like him the best of all"
"Oh don't you see yon other little boy
A-playing at a ball?
Oh that one is King Henry's son
And I like him the worst of all"
"His head is like a blind bull's head
His feet are like a bear"
"What matter, what matter," cried the king
"He's my son and my only heir"
And the king pulled off his grey friar's gown
And stood in his garments so red
Queen Eleanor turned in her bed
And cried that she was betrayed
And the king looked o'er his left shoulder
And a grim look looked he
"Oh, Earl Marshal, but for my oath
Then hanged you would be"
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Writer(s): Calum Maccoll, Peggy Seeger
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