Laura Cortese - The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington lyrics

There was a fair and fine young man and he was a squire's son He loved a Bailiff's daughter dear She lived at Islington But she was coy and never would on him her heart bestow So they sent him down to London town because he loved her so And she sang Lu lie, Lu lie lo, and a Lu lie lay Lu lie, Lu lie lo as he rode away When seven long years had pa**ed away she put on mean attire And went straight down to London town about him to inquire Well as she pa**ed along the road through peril toil and pain She rested on a distant place and her true love he came riding And he sang Lu lie, Lu lie lo and a Lu lie lay Lu lie, Lu lie lo as he rode away Well kind young sir, tell unto me where did you learn that tune? From a girl that I loved dear when I was a youth But, That was oh so long ago to think I loved in vain She died so many years ago. I never saw her again Then she sang Lu lie, Lu lie lo and a Lu lie lay Lu lie, Lu lie lo as he rode away Well she is not dead but alive dear man and standing by your side She is not dead but alive dear man and ready to be thy Bride And they sang Lu lie, Lu lie lo and a Lu lie lay Lu lie lu lie lo as they rode away