Captain Wedderburn lyrics

(Traditional - Arr. GBS)

A nobleman's fair daughter came down a narrow lane

And met with Captain Wedderburn, the keeper of the game
"Now my pretty fair miss, if it wasn't for the law,

You and I in a bed might lie"

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"Now, my dear good man," she said, "Do not be perplexed;

Before that you might bed with me, you must answer questions six.

Six questions you must answer me, and I will ask them all,

And you and I in a bed might lie"

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"What is rounder than a ring, and higher than the trees?

And what is worse than a woman's curse, and what is deeper than the sea?

Which bird sings first, which one best? Where does the dew first fall?

And you and I in a bed might lie"

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The Earth is rounder than a ring, and Heaven is higher than the trees,

The devil is worse than a woman's curse, and Hell is deeper than the sea

The lark sings first, the thrush sings best, and the Earth is where the dew falls

And you and I in a bed must lie"

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He takes her by her lily-white hand and leads her down the hall.

He takes her by her slender waist for fear that she might fall.

And lays her on a bed of down without a doubt at all

And he and she lie in one bed

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And he and she lie in one bed

Roll me over next to the wall (x3)