Lord Lovell he stood
at his castle gate
Calming his milk -white steed
When along came Lady Nancy Bell
Wishing her lover good speed, good speed
Wishing her lover good speed
Oh, where are you going,
Lord Lovell, she said
Oh, where are you going, said she
I'm going, my dear lady Nancy Bell
Strange countries for to see, see, see
Strange countries for to see
When will you be back, Lord Lovell, she said
When will you be back, said she
In a year or two or three at the most,
I'll return to my Lady Nancy, see, see,
I'll return to my Lady Nancy
And he had not been gone
but a year and a day,
strange countries for to see
When languishing thoughts came into his mind,
Lady Nancy Bell he would see, see, see,
Lady Nancy Bell he would see.
Well he rode and he rode
on his milk -white steed,
Till he reached fair London town.
And there he heard St. Barney's bell
And the people all mourning around, around
And the people all mourning around
Is anyone dead?
Lord Lovell he said
Is anyone dead? he
The lady is dead
The people all said
And they called her Lady Nancy
See, see, see,
they called her Lady Nancy
He ordered the grave to
be opened forthwith
The shroud to be folded down
Then he kissed her clay -cold lips
Till the tears came trickling down,
down, down, down
Tears came trickling down
Lady Nancy, she died as it might be today
Lord Lovell, he died tomorrow
Lady Nancy, she died of pure, pure grief
Lord Lovell, he died of sorrow
Lord Lovell, he died of sorrow
Lady Nancy was laid in St.
Clement's churchyard
Lord Lovell, buried close by her
Out of her bosom
there grew a red rose
And out of his backbone a briar
A briar, an d out of his backbone a briar
Well, they grew and they grew
on the old church tower
Till they couldn't grow up any higher
There they tied in the
true lover's knot
For all true lovers to admire, admire
For all true lovers to admire