Joan Baez - Geordie

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as i walked out over london bridge
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one misty morning early ,
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i overheard a fair pretty maid
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was lamenting for her geordie .

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ah , my geordie will be hanged in a golden chain ,
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’tis not the chain of many
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he was born of king’s royal breed
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and lost to a virtuous lady .
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go bridle me my milk white steed ,
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go bridle me my pony ,
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i will ride to london court
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to plead for the life of my geordie .

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ah , my geordie never stole nor cow nor calf ,
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he never hurted any ,
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stole sixteen of the king’s royal deer ,
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and he sold them in bohenny .

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two pretty babies have i born ,
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the third lies in my body ,
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i’d freely part with them every one
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if you’d spare the life of geordie .

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the judge looked over his left shoulder ,
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he said fair maid i’m sorry
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he said fair maid you must be gone
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for i cannot pardon geordie .

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ah , my geordie will be hanged in a golden chain ,
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’tis not the chain of many ,
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stole sixteen of the king’s royal deer
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and he sold them in bohenny .