Craven - Storytime With Craven Lyrics

Long Lankin was a mason as good as laid stone
He built Lord Arnold's castle the Lord paid him none
Long Lankin he swore revenged he'd be
Upon Lord Arnolds castle and on his family
Said the Lord to the lady "I'm going from home"
"But what" she did say "if Long Lankin should come?"
So she's kept the doors fastened the windows all pinned
Not even a flap for the dog to get in
As soon as Lord Arnold had rode out of sight
Out crept Long Lankin out of the dark night
The doors were all fastened the windows pinned in
By hatch nor by latch could long Lankin get in
There was no way in not even a crack
But the nurse she came down let him in through the back
Scheming together like Jack and like Jill
The Lady for to butcher the babe for to kill
"So where's the heir of the household?" cried Long Lankin
"He's asleep in his cradle" says the false nurse to him
"We'll pinch him we'll prick him all over with a pin
And that'll make his lady to come down to him"
So they pinched him they pricked him all over with a pin
The false nurse held the basin for the blood to drip in
"Oh nurse how you slumber oh nurse how you sleep
You leave my little babe for to cry and to weep"
"Well I've tried him with milk I've tried him with pap
Come down my pretty lady and rock him in your lap"
"I've tried him with rattle tried him with bell
Come down my pretty lady and rock him yourself"
So down came the lady expecting no harm
Long Lankin stood ready to catch her in his arms
There's blood in the kitchen blood in the hall
Blood in the parlour where the lady did fall
Her handmaid stood out at the window so high
She saw her lord and master come riding close by
"Oh master oh master don't lay no blame on me
'Twas the false nurse and Lankin that killed your lady"
As soon as the lord had heard what was done
Tears from his eyes started to run
Long Lankin was hanged on the gallows so high
The false nurse was burned in the fire close by