Cold Mountain movie - Lady Margret lyrics

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Song by Cassie Franklin<br /><br>

Lady Margret was standing in her own room door<br>

A comb in her long yellow hair<br>

When who did she spy but sweet William and his bride<br>

As to the churchyard they drew near<br>

The day passed away and the night coming on<br>

Most of the men were asleep<br>

Lady Margret appeared all dressed in white<br>

Standing at his bed feet<br>

She said "How do you like your bed? And how do you like your sheet? <br>

And how do you like your fair, young bride that's laying in your arms asleep?"<br>

He said "Very well do I like my bed. Much better do I like my sheet. <br>

But most of all that fair, young girl standing at my bed feet."<br>

Then once he kissed her lily white hand<br>

And twice he kissed her cheek<br>

Three times he kissed her cold corpsy lips then he fell into her arms asleep.<br>

The night passed away and the day came on<br>

Into the morning light<br>

Sweet William said "I'm troubled in my head by the dreams that I dreamed last night. <br>

Such dreams, such dreams as these I know they mean no good. <br>

For I dreamed that my bower was full of red swine and my bride's bed full of blood."<br>

He asked "Is Lady Margret in her room? Or is she out in the hall?"<br>

But Lady Margret lay in a cold, black coffin with her face turned to the wall.<br>

Throw back, throw back those snow white robe<br>

Be they ever so fine.<br>

And let me kiss those cold corpsy lips for I know they'll never kiss mine.<br>

Then once he kissed her lily white hand<br>

And twice he kissed her cheek<br>

Three times he kissed her cold corpsy lips then he fell into her arms asleep.<br>

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