Lady Diamond Lyrics

There was a king, a glorious king
A king of noble fame
And he had daughters, only one
Lady Diamond was her name

He had a boy, a kitchen boy
A boy of muckle scorn
She loved him long, she loved him, aye
'Til the grass o'ergrew the corn

When twenty weeks were gone and past
Oh, she began to greet
Her petticoat and skirts grew short
And her stays, they would not meet

It fell upon a winter's night
The king felt some strange fear
He came unto his daughter dear
Pulled back the curtains long
What aileth thee that you shed tear?
I worry you've been wronged

Oh, if I have
Despise me not
For he is all my joy
I will forsake both dukes and earls
And marry your kitchen boy

Oh, bring to me my merry men
All by thirty and by three
Oh, bring to me my kitchen boy
We'll murder him secretly

Cut the heart from out his breast
Put it in a cup of gold
Presented to his Diamond dear
For she was both stout and bold

She took the cup out from their hands
Set it at her bed
She washed it with her tears that fell
By next morning she was dead

Oh, where were you, my merry men
Who I gave meat and wage
That you didn't stay my cruel hand
When I was in a rage?

For gone is all my heart's delight
Gone is all my joy
For my dear Diamond, she is dead
Likewise my kitchen boy