Sweet William's Ghost

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Dorain

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As Lady Margaret sat in her bower
In her bower all alone
At the very parting of midnight
She heard a mournful moan

Oh is it my father, oh is it my mother
Oh is it my brother John
Or is it my sweet William, my own true love
To Scotland new come home

It is not your father, it is not your mother
It is not your brother John
But it is Sweet William, your own true love
To Scotland new come home

Oh have you brought me any fine things
Any new thing for to wear
Or have you brought me a braid of lace
To snood up my golden hair

I've brought you no fine things at all
Nor any new thing to wear
Nor have I brought you a braid of lace
To snood up your golden hair

But Margaret, dear Margaret
I pray you speak to me
Oh give me my faith and troth, Margaret
As dear I gave it thee

Your faith and troth you'll never get
Nor our true love shall never twain
Till you come with me in by bower
And kiss me both cheek and chin

My mouth it is full cold, Margaret
It has the smell now of the ground
And if I kiss thy comely mouth
Thy life-days will not be long

The cocks they are crowing, Margaret, he says
The cocks they are crowing again
And its time the dead should part the quick
Margaret, I must be gone

She followed him high, she followed him low
Till she came to yon churchyard
There the grave did open up
And Sweet William he lay down

Is there any room at your head, William
Is there any room at your feet
Or any room at your two sides
Where fain, fain would I sleep

There is no room at my head, Margaret
There is no room at my feet
There's no room at my two sides
For ladies for to sleep

Cold meal is my covering o'er
And on my winding sheet
My bed it is full low, I say
Among the hungry worms I sleep

Cold meal is my covering o'er
But on my winding sheet
The dew it falls no sooner down
Than aye it is full wet

Then Margaret took her lily-white hand
And laid it on his breast
Saying take your faith and troth, William
God send your soul good rest
God send your soul good rest

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