The Cruel Mother Lyrics & Chords By The Deller Consort, Alfred Deller

She leaned her back up against the thorn The sun shines down on Carlisle Wall Then she has a bonny babe born And the lion shall be lord of all She layed him beneath some marble...read more

Traditional There was a lady lived in York She stabbed her baby to the heart She drew a scarf from off her head She bound the baby's hands and legs. She drew a knife long...read more

There was a lady lived in York - all the lee and loney Fell in love with her father's clerk - down by the greenwood sidey-o She loved him up, she loved him down - all the lee and...read more