Lord Bateman Songtext
von Jim Moray

Lord Bateman was a noble lord
Noble lord of high degree
He put himself on board a ship
Some foreign country he would go see
And he sailed east and he sailed west
Sailed into proud Turkey
But he was taken and put in prison
Until his life it grew quite weary
And in their prisons they grew a tree
They grew it stout and grew it strong
And he was chained up all by the middle
Until his life it was almost gone
But Turkey had one only daughter
A finer lady you ne′er did see
She shed a tear and she set her mind
And she swore Lord Bateman she would go see
"Do you have land? Do you have living?
Does Northumberland belong to thee?
What would you give to a brave young lady
If out of prison she set you free?"


"Well, I have land, land and I have living
Half Northumberland belongs to me
I'd give it all to a brave young lady
If out of prison she did set me"
She stole the key from her father′s pillow
Poured Lord Bateman her father's wine
And every health they drank together
"Well, I wish, Lord Bateman, you were mine"
She's taken him down to her father′s harbour
Found for him that ship of fame
"Farewell, farewell, farewell Lord Bateman
I know I′ll never see your face again"
Seven years had gone and passed
From her heart she'd not been free
She′s packed up all of her gold clothing
And swore Lord Bateman she would go see
And when she came to London city
Cried Lord Bateman through the town
Every stranger that did pass by her
Did lead her on to Northumberland
"Is this called Lord Bateman's castle?
Is his lordship here within?"
"Oh yes, oh yes", cried the proud young porter
"But tell, what news can I give to him?"
"But tell him send me a cut of bread
Tell him send me a cup of wine
And to remember the brave young lady
Who did release him when he was confined"
"So, away, away", tore the proud young porter
"Away, away, away when he
He′s cried Lord Bateman, my lord and master
But your sapphire has crossed the sea"
"She has got rings, rings on every finger
Round her middle one she has three
She has more gold all about her person
To buy Northumberland from under thee"
Lord Bateman then in silence drew
From his heart he had not been free
"I'd give you all of my father′s stable
If my sapphire has crossed the sea"
Lord Bateman then to his true love flew
From his heart he had not been free
And never was there a love so constant
Since bold sapphire has crossed the sea