Lankum - Lord Abore and Mary Flynn Lyrics

[Verse 1]Lord Abore and Mary Flynn were both children youngThey were scarcely fourteen years of ageAnd love between them sprungAnd love between them sprung[Verse 2]Now Lord Abore was going out one dayWhen his mother came to know"You are going away my son" she said"You will drink before you goYou'll drink before you go"[Verse 3]She's called for a cask of the very best wineThen filled a glass for himTo her father false with her two fingersShe's put strong poison inShe's put strong poison in[Verse 4]"Oh why oh why" dеar Mother he said"Have you poisonеd me full sore?""It is so, tis so" she said to him"You'll see Mary Flynn no moreSee Mary Flynn no more"[Verse 5]"Is there anybody in this household" he said"Who will go on an errand for me?""Who will go to Mary Flynn's high towerAnd fetch her here to meAnd fetch her here to me?"[Verse 6]And so up stepped a young serving boy"I'm your faithful servant" cried he"I will go to Mary Flynn's high towerAnd fetch her here to theeAnd fetch her here to thee"[Instrumental Break][Verse 7]And when he came to Mary Flynn's high towerHe stepped into the hallThe tables were laid and the music playedAnd the ladies dancing onThe ladies dancing on[Verse 8]"What brought you here my pretty little boy?What brought you here to me?Has my grandmother set a place for youOr yet invited theeOr yet invited thee"[Verse 9]"Your grandmother's set no place for meNor invited me" he saidTwas then she learned from the serving boyThat Lord Abore was deadThat Lord Abore was dead[Verse 10]"Oh send for me the swiftest steedGo saddle for me the greySo I may ride to my true lover's touchWithout the least delayWithout the least delay"[Verse 11]And when she came to Lord Abore's towerShe stepped into the hallThe tables were laid and the sheets were spreadAnd the torches burning allThe torches burning all[Verse 12]"What brought you here Mary Flynn?" she said"What brought you here to me?""The ring that's on his little fingerI came to pray of theeI came to pray of thee"[Verse 13]"No ring no ring Mary Flynn" she said"No ring have i for theeFor the pain of death it came so quickIt split the ring in threeIt split the ring in three"[Verse 14]She laid her cheek down by his cheekHer side down by his sideHe laid her feet down by his feetAnd Mary Flynn she diedAnd Mary Flynn she died