Intro:
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Verse
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I’ll sing you a song about two lovers,
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who from Lichfield Town they came,
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The young man’s name was William Taylor;
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the lady’s name was Sarah Gray.
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William Taylor had enlisted
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for a soldier he has gone,
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He has gone and left his own true lover,
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for to sigh and for to mourn.
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Sarah’s parents did despise her -
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filled her heart with grief and woe,
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She vowed and said, “I’ll find my lover,
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for a soldier I will go.”
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She dressed herself in man’s apparel;
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man's apparel she put on,
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Then for to seek her own true lover,
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for to seek him she has gone.
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The sergeant major stepped up to her,
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asking her what brought her there.
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“I’ve come in search of my true lover,
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who has proved to me severe.”
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“If his name be William Taylor,
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William Taylor is not here,
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He’s lately married a rich young lady,
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worth ten thousand pounds a year.”
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“If you rise early in the morning,
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just before the break of day,
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It’s there you’ll find your William Taylor,
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walking out with his lady fair.”
Instrumental
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Verse
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Then she rose early in the morning,
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just before the break of day,
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And there she spied her William Taylor,
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walking out with his lady fair.
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And then she called for a sword and a pistol,
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which was brought at her command,
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She fired and shot bold William Taylor
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with his bride at his right hand.
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And then the captain stepped up to her horse,
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well pleased at what she’d done,
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He took her and made her commander
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over the ships and o’er his men.
Verse
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I’ll sing you a song about two lovers,
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who from Lichfield Town they came,
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The young man’s name was William Taylor;
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the lady's name was Sarah Gray.
Outro
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