Silver Dagger

歌詞

Young men an' maidens, pay attention To these here lines l'm a-goin' to tell They are the truth, if ever spoken About a young an' beautiful girl A young man courted a handsome lady He loved her more than he loved his life He ofttimes made her the solemn promise That she should be his lawful wife But when his parents come to know this They strove to part therm night an' day "Oh son, oh son, don't be so foolish She is too pore," they would ofttimes say He fell upon his knees before them Sayin', "Father, mother, pity me Don't take from me my precious jewel For she is all the world to me" An' when the lady come to know this She quick resolved what she would do She wandered forth from the busy city Lts love an' pleasure she no more knew She wandered down by the flowin' river For three long days in a deep despair She told her friends farewell forever An' then for death she did prepare She gazed a moment up to heaven Wherein her soul should find its rest She then drawed out the silver dagger An' pierced it through her snow-white breast The young man at the roadside near her He thought he heard his true love cry He run around as one distracted "Oh love, l fear you're a-goin' to die" He then picked up the bloody weapon An' pierced it through his own true heart: Oh, let this be a woeful warnin' To all that would true lovers part A double coffin was directed Their hands placed on each others' breast: An' now the lovers lie a-sleepin' Together in eternal rest