The words are inspired by Le Morte d'Arthur (c. 1485) by Sir Thomas Malory.
Lady of the Lake
Verse 1:
I HAVE NO SWORD SIR ARTHUR SAID
TO MERLIN BY HIS SIDE
BUT YOU SHALL HAVE A SWORD ANON
THE WISE OLD MAN REPLIED
BUT SPEAK YE FAIR UNTO THE LASS
THE LADY OF THE LAKE
THE LADY OF THE LAKE
Verse 2:
AND SO THEY RODE UNTIL THEY SAW
A LAKE AMID THE LAND
AND DRESSED IN WHITE AN ARM AROSE
A SWORD IN SLENDER HAND
NOW SPEAK YE FAIR UNTO THE LASS
THE LADY OF THE LAKE
THE LADY OF THE LAKE
Bridge:
THE DAMSEL SAID THE SWORD IS MINE
NOW WILL YOU PLAY YOUR PART
AND GIVE THIS MAIDEN WHAT SHE WANTS
IN MATTERS OF THE HEART
Verse 3:
SIR ARTHUR ROWED UPON THE LAKE
AND TOOK THE SWORD IN HAND
I'LL GIVE THE MAID WHATE'ER SHE WANTS
WHATE'ER IS IN HER PLAN
AND SPEAK SO FAIR UNTO THE LASS
THE LADY OF THE LAKE
THE LADY OF THE LAKE
Bridge:
THE DAMSEL SAID THE SWORD IS MINE
NOW WILL YOU PLAY YOUR PART
AND GIVE THIS MAIDEN WHAT SHE WANTS
IN MATTERS OF THE HEART
Verse 4:
SIR ARTHUR RODE WITH SWORD IN HAND
AND HEARD THE MAIDEN CRY
I'LL SURELY SEEK A GIFT FROM YOU
WHEN TIME IS BY AND BY
SO SPEAK YE FAIR UNTO THE LASS
THE LADY OF THE LAKE
THE LADY OF THE LAKE
This is just a simple flute line to show you how the tune goes:
Attach:LOTL.mp3 (1.1 MB download)
Or as a MIDI file, since the MP 3? file is rather large:
Attach:LOTL.mid (0.004 MB download)