The king has been a prisoner
And a prisoner long in Spain
And Willie of the Winsbury
Has lain long with his daughter Jane
"What ails you, what ails you, my daughter Jane?
Why, you look so pale and wan
Oh, have you had any ill sickness
Or yet been sleeping with a man?"
"I have not had any ill sickness
Nor yet been sleeping with a man
It is for you my father dear
For biding so long in Spain"
"Cast off, cast off your robe and gown
Stand naked on the stone
That I might know you by your shape
If you be maiden or none"
And she's cast off her robe and gown
Stood naked on a stone
Her apron was tight and her waist was round
Her face was pale and wan
"And was it with a lord or a gentleman
Or a man of wealth and fame?
Or was it with one of my servingmen
While I was a prisoner in Spain?"
And a prisoner long in Spain
And Willie of the Winsbury
Has lain long with his daughter Jane
"What ails you, what ails you, my daughter Jane?
Why, you look so pale and wan
Oh, have you had any ill sickness
Or yet been sleeping with a man?"
"I have not had any ill sickness
Nor yet been sleeping with a man
It is for you my father dear
For biding so long in Spain"
"Cast off, cast off your robe and gown
Stand naked on the stone
That I might know you by your shape
If you be maiden or none"
And she's cast off her robe and gown
Stood naked on a stone
Her apron was tight and her waist was round
Her face was pale and wan
"And was it with a lord or a gentleman
Or a man of wealth and fame?
Or was it with one of my servingmen
While I was a prisoner in Spain?"
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