Sam Lee - The ballad of george collins lyrics

George collins walked out One may morning When may was all in blue And who should he see But a fair pretty maid Washing her white marble stone She wooed She hollerd She called so loud She waved her lilly white hand Come hither to me George collins Cried she For your life it won't last you long He He put his foot on the broad water side Across the river sprung he He gripped his hands Round her middle so small And he kissed her red ruby lips Then He road home to his farthers Old house Loudly nocked with the ring A rise,a rise My farther he cried Rise and please let me in Oh A rise,a rise daer mother he cried Rise and make up my bed A rise, a rise Dear sisster he creid Get a napkin to tie wound my head For If i should die tonight 'And if I should chance to die this night As I suppose I shall Bury me under that marble stone That's against fair Elanor's hall.' Fair Elanor sat in her hall Weving her silk so fine Who should she see but the Finest coapse that ever her eyes shon on Oh She forever called on her head maid 'Whose corpse is this so fine?' She made her reply George collins is coapse And oh true lover of mine Oh Put hime down my brave little boys And open his coffin so wide But i may kiss his red ruby lips Ten thousnad times he has kissed mine The news has been carried to fair londen town And wrote on London gate Six pretty maids died all in one night Was all for george collins is safe