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The Bridge (Deluxe)

Captain Bateman

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Lord Bateman was a noble lord
A noble lord of high degree
Imprisoned in some foreign country
To spend his life in captivity

He is a captain in the King's own Navy
He'd spent his life upon the cold grey sea
What would he give now
for a plate of meat and gravy
Or for an angel to appear and set him free

Full seven years
he lives on bread and dirty water
A single candle in his prison room for light
Into the cell will walk
the pretty jailer's daughter
The cloak she's wearing is
as black as any night

She is a creature of captivating beauty
As this bold captain's
hungry eyes would ever see
She looks upon him
with the eye of love's desire
And so he begs her,
"Lady, will ye set me free?"

"What can you offer
if you gain your freedom?
I'll lose my heart
if I should ever set you free
I have the keys
if you'll deliver me a promise
Should I release you,
then you'll vow to marry me"

"You are a creature of captivating beauty
We could run and
make a life beyond the sea"
He takes her hand in his
and makes a solemn promise
"Unchain me now
and I will vow to marry thee"

Beneath the city walls
and down into the harbour
She'll throw his chains
into the wine-dark sea
They'll find a ship,
but now his hand is forced to stay her
"In truth, I never could have married thee"

She was a creature of captivating beauty
He still has many miles of ocean to traverse
His broken promise
will move the gods to anger
All broken promises
will render matters worse

She sees the black storm clouds
on the horizon
His solemn promises lie broken
And whispered on the wind,
as if it's spoken
He'll hear a maiden's curse