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Lily Maid Lyrics
Good sir, I now present myself before you.
With velvet robes and lilies in my hair,
My ladies do their best with what they're given,
And I only pray that you will find me fair.
I ask you leave a penny for the bargeman
And one in penance for the hearts you break.
And keep these words forever as reminder
Of what sends a dying lily to the lake.
Dear Lancelot, my sorrow clad in silver,
You see my thoughts return to you again.
You came to me as others come a-courting
But nothing is with you as other men.
I ask you leave a penny for the sermon
And another for the errors that you make.
And keep these words forever as reminder
Of what sends a dying lily to the lake.
With trembling hands I held your life inside you
But failed to earn your favour for my own.
Your coppers were an empty consolation,
For my needs are met by you, and you alone.
I ask you leave a penny for the water
And another for the liberties you take.
And keep these words forever as reminder
Of what sends a dying lily to the lake.
Please keep these words, my love, as a reminder.
With velvet robes and lilies in my hair,
My ladies do their best with what they're given,
And I only pray that you will find me fair.
And one in penance for the hearts you break.
And keep these words forever as reminder
Of what sends a dying lily to the lake.
You see my thoughts return to you again.
You came to me as others come a-courting
But nothing is with you as other men.
And another for the errors that you make.
And keep these words forever as reminder
Of what sends a dying lily to the lake.
But failed to earn your favour for my own.
Your coppers were an empty consolation,
For my needs are met by you, and you alone.
And another for the liberties you take.
And keep these words forever as reminder
Of what sends a dying lily to the lake.
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