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There Was A Night
There was a knight and he was young,
A-riding along the way, sir,
And there he met a lady fair
Among the cocks of hay, sir,
Down, derry, down.
Quoth he, "Shall you and I, lady,
Among the grass lay down, 0,
And I will take a special care
Of rumplin' of your gown, 0,"
Down, derry, down.
"If you go along with me
Unto my father's hall, sir,
You shall enjoy my maidenhead
And my estate and all, sir."
Down, derry, down.
He mounted her on a milk-white steed,
Himself upon another,
And then they rid upon the road
Like sister and like brother.
Down, derry, down.
And when she came to her father's house,
All moated round about, sir,
She stepped straight within the gate
And shut this young knight out, sir.
Down, derry, down.
"Here is a purse of gold," she said,
"Take it for your pains, sir,
And I will send my father's man
To go home with you again, sir."
Down, derry, down.
"And if you meet a lady fair
As you go through the town, sir,
You must not fear the dewy grass
Nor the rumplin' of her gown, sir."
Down, derry down.
"And if you meet a lady gay
As you go by the hill, sir,
If you will not when you may,
You shall not when you will, sir."
Down, derry, down.
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