A knight met a child upon the road
"Oh, where are you goin' to?"
Said the knight upon the road
"I am a'goin to me school"
Said the child as he stood and he stood
He stood and it's well because he stood
"I am a'goin to me school"
Said the child as he stood
"Oh, those are fine lookin' sheep
And do they belong to?"
Said the knight upon the road
"They're mine and me father's"
Said the child as he stood and he stood
He stood and it's well because he stood
"Which of them shall be mine?"
Said the knight upon the road
"The ones with the blue tail"
Said the child as he stood and he stood
He stood and it's well because he stood
"The ones with the blue tail"
Said the child as he stood
A knight asked the child upon the road
"Oh, what have you got there?"
Said the knight upon the road
"It is me bread and cheese"
Said the child as he stood and he stood
He stood and it's well because he stood
"And won't you give me some?"
Said the knight upon the road
"No, ne'er a bite nor a crumb"
Said the child as he stood and he stood
He stood and it's well because he stood
"No, ne'er a bite nor a crumb"
Said the child as he stood
"Oh, I wish you were in the sand"
The false knight on the road
"And a good staff in me hand"
Said the wee boy as he stood and he stood
He stood and it's well because he stood
"I wish you were in the sea"
Said the knight upon the road
"Aye, and a good boat under me"
Said the child as he stood and he stood
He stood and it's well because he stood
"Aye, and a good boat under me"
Said the child as he stood
The knight met a child upon the road
"Oh, I think I hear a bell"
Said the knight upon the road
"Aye, and it's a'ringing you to hell"
Said the child as he stood and he stood
He stood and it's well because he stood
"Aye, and it's a'ringing you to hell"
Said the child as he stood
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Child Ballads
RandomLyrics to the first 100 traditional English and Scottish ballads collected by Francis James Child.
