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Maiden In The Mor Lay
Mediaeval Baebes

14th Century English

Maiden in the mor lay
In the mor lay
Sevenight fulle
Sevenight fulle
Maiden in the mor lay
In the mor lay
Sevenight fulle and a day

Welle was hire dring
What was hire dring?
The chelde water of the
The chelde water of the
Welle was hire dring
What was hire dring?
The chelde water of the welle-spring

Welle was hire bowr
What was hire bowr?
The rede rose and the
The rede rose and the
Welle was hire bowr
What was hire bowr?
The rede rose and the lilye flour
A maiden on the moor lay
On the moor lay
Seven whole nights
Seven whole nights
A maiden on the moor lay
On the moor lay
Seven whole nights and a day

She drank very well
But what did she drink?
The icy water of the
The icy water of the
The well was her dring
But what did she drink?
The well-spring's icy water

Well-appinted was her bower
But what was her bower?
The red rose and the
The red rose and the
Well-appinted was her bower
But what was her bower?
The red rose and the lilly flower
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