Rebecca Hall - The False Bride (I Once Loved A Lass) - with lyrics

Описание: *Rebecca Hall can now be found at http://hungrytown.net and   / hungrytown  .
This song can be heard in strains in many PBS specials and Victorian programs. "The False Bride", also known as "I Once Loved A Lass", has been sung since ages past. This is Rebecca Hall's version from her 1998 release, "Sunday Afternoon". Enjoy! She is now part of a folk duo, Hungrytown & can be found at http://hungrytown.net
Lyrics for The False Bride courtesy of http://batlyrics.net/i_loved_a_lass-l...
I once loved a lass and I loved her so well
And I hated all others who spoke of her ill.
And now she's rewarded me well for my love,
For she's gone and she's wed another.

I saw my love up to the church go
With brides men and brides maidens she made a fine show.
And I followed on with my heart full of woe
For she's gone and she's wed another.

I saw my love, she sat down to dine.
I sat down beside her and poured the wine.
And I thought of the lass who should have been mine,
She's gone and she's wed another.

All the men in the forest they ask it of me,
"How many strawberries grow in the salt sea?"
And I answer them with a tear in my eye,
"How many ships sail in the forest?"

So dig me a grave and dig it so deep
And cover it over with flowers so sweet
And I'll lay me down for to take a long sleep
And maybe in time I'll forget her.