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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

Edited by Francis James Child.

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LORD LOVEL—J

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Communicated by Mr Macmath, as derived from his aunt, Miss Jane Webster, who learned it from her mother, Janet Spark, Kirkcudbrightshire.

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Lord Lovel was standing at his stable-door,
Kaiming down his milk-white steed,
When by came Lady Anzibel,
Was wishing Lord Lovel good speed, good speed,
Was wishing Lord Lovel good speed.

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‘O where are you going, Lord Lovel?’ she said,
‘O where are you going?’ said she:
‘I'm going unto England,
And there a fair lady to see.’

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‘How long will you stay, Lord Lovel?’ she said,
‘How long will you stay?’ says she:
‘O three short years will soon go by,
And then I'll come back to thee.’