THE PLEDGE UNMADE.
A Gypsy girl did meet a lad
Whose cottage was in town
They fell in love so sweet and mad
Their hearts they did lay down
Hand in hand at forest’s edge
Two lovers made a heartfelt pledge;
The boy remembers to this day
What the Gypsy girl did say-
Oh, come with me where the sky is free
From chimney pots and spires;
Lie with me where the old oak tree
Broods over peat laid fires-
We’ll watch the stars
And touch the rain
And the soaring wings of light-
Stay with me where the sky is free
And I’ll be yours tonight.
The boy did feel his heart afire
And kissed his lady fair
He loved her so he did aspire
To wed her then and there.
Hand in hand at forest’s edge
Two lovers made a heartfelt pledge
The girl remembers to this day
What the village boy did say.
Oh, come with me where the good folk be
And mildly mind the hearth;
Be with me where courtesy
May hold our union fast-
We’ll trim the lamps
And close the doors
Put winter chills to flight-
Live with me where the good folk be
And you’ll be mine tonight.
The Gypsy girl did love her lad
But could not live in town
The village boy so kind and sad
Could not sleep on the ground
Hand in hand at forest’s edge
Two lovers did unmake their pledge;
To others they would give their hearts-
For they knew that they must part.
But - should you linger by the trees
Where the lovers’ made their tryst
Close you eyes and listen well
In the rising of the mist
You’ll hear the voices long ago
As boy and girl did stand
Sadly there at forest’s edge
Hand in trembling hand -
Oh - come with me where the sky is free
Be here with me where the old oak tree
We’ll watch the stars
And the soaring wings of light-
And you’ll be mine tonight
From chimney pots and spires
Broods over peat laid fires
And touch the rain
Stay with me where the sky is free
And
I’ll be yours tonight.
The Clansman's Words to his Love
The Courtship of Kate and Will.
The Knight's Lady Weeps For Shame
The Pledge Unmade
The Seaman's Lady at her Prayers
The Widow's Song