Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Young Knight , by - Nina Simone. Release date: 18.02.2021
Song language: English
The Young Knight |
| Down deary down |
| There was a knight and he was young a-riding along the way Sir |
| And there he met a lady fair among the stacks of hay Sir |
| Down deary down |
| Quote he shall you and I, Lady among the grass lay down oh |
| And I will take a special care of the rumpling of your gown oh |
| So she told him |
| If you will go along with me into my father’s hall Sir |
| You shall enjoy my maiden’s head and my estate and all Sir |
| Down deary down |
| So he mounted her on a milk white steed himself upon another |
| And then they rid upon the road like sister and like brother |
| Down deary down down deary down |
| And when they came to father’s home all moulded all about Sir |
| She stepped straight within the gate and shut the young man out Sir |
| Down deary down |
| Here is a pursue of gold she said take it for your pain Sir |
| And I will send my father’s men to go home with you again Sir |
| And if you meet a lady fair as you go by the town Sir |
| You must not fear the dewy grass or |
| The rumpling grass of her gown Sir |
| Down deary down down deary down |
| And if you meet a lady gay as you go by the hill Sir |
| Here is the moral of the story |
| If you will not when you may you shall not when you will Sir |