I have myself a silver blade The edge is sharp the handle bone A little thing of silver made Now it's the only thing I own Once I knew a lordling fine I heard him whistle as he rode And I was bold enough to call him mine The shoes upon his horse were gold Shoes were gold
One look in my eyes and he Bid me climb onto his horse He asked if I'd his lady be And come away forever more He spoke of love songs in each kiss And I who was a young girl then Was promised every young girl's bliss Got up and rode away with him Away with him
He took me to his castle tall With promises and jewels until He led me through his castle hall Then took my clothes and worked his will And when he had and I lay there From my head with a silver blade He cut a lock of coal black hair And bid me dress and go my way Go my way
But I marked well the silver blade And where he set it when he did And when his back was turned I laid It buried deep beneath his ribs I used my dagger as a spade Where the thorns and lilacs grow Cut the ground into a grave In a place even God don't know
And every evening I returned To the place for him I'd chose Until his skin had turned to worms Wild dogs scattered round his bones And all I have of what I was Is the memory of a maid Who mistook a thief for love But who gained a silver blade Silver Blade
[00:16.26]I have myself a silver blade [00:19.90]The edge is sharp the handle bone [00:21.61]A little thing of silver made [00:25.46]Now it's the only thing I own [00:33.54]Once I knew a lordling fine [00:36.30]I heard him whistle as he rode [00:38.81]And I was bold enough to call him mine [00:43.10]The shoes upon his horse were gold [00:47.34]Shoes were gold [00:49.44] [00:50.50]One look in my eyes and he [00:53.35]Bid me climb onto his horse [00:56.10]He asked if I'd his lady be [01:00.21]And come away forever more [01:07.92]He spoke of love songs in each kiss [01:10.70]And I who was a young girl then [01:13.42]Was promised every young girl's bliss [01:17.51]Got up and rode away with him [01:24.78]Away with him [01:26.87] [01:28.18]He took me to his castle tall [01:31.30]With promises and jewels until [01:33.75]He led me through his castle hall [01:37.91]Then took my clothes and worked his will [01:45.59]And when he had and I lay there [01:48.53]From my head with a silver blade [01:51.38]He cut a lock of coal black hair [01:55.43]And bid me dress and go my way [02:00.16]Go my way [02:03.29] [02:27.43]But I marked well the silver blade [02:30.11]And where he set it when he did [02:32.82]And when his back was turned I laid [02:35.74]It buried deep beneath his ribs [02:43.24]I used my dagger as a spade [02:46.22]Where the thorns and lilacs grow [02:48.97]Cut the ground into a grave [02:53.70]In a place even God don't know [02:59.43] [03:00.73]And every evening I returned [03:03.57]To the place for him I'd chose [03:06.19]Until his skin had turned to worms [03:10.41]Wild dogs scattered round his bones [03:17.88]And all I have of what I was [03:20.98]Is the memory of a maid [03:23.67]Who mistook a thief for love [03:27.73]But who gained a silver blade [03:37.57]Silver Blade
