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Queen Of All Elfhame
by Rathflaed DuNoir The Black Bard of Meridies Stephen R. Melvin Sep 1992 - A real Bard's Tale! I like to use plenty of drama when I sing this one, and even though it is long, it is requested a lot and is always fun to do.
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The Queen of all Elfhame, came to me, a vision in gold and green,
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And she said, "I have come to take you away, to the land where I reign as Queen.
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My Thomas lies dead, these many years; for mortals, death does call,
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And there's been no one to sing or to play for me, In Elvish halls.Dm Gm A7 Dm
Danger lies there in the land of the sidhe. If I go, I might not return
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And the price to go it might be much too high. In Hell, my soul it might burn.
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But bright as a star or a wave on the sea, the morning sun paled her beside,
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And no mortal man could help himself, but must up behind her and ride!F Bb C
........ And I know not where I found the strength,
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To ask what my price would be,
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She said you must leave your princess behind,
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And spend all your days with me.Dm Gm A7 Dm
The Queen of all Elfhame, or a mere mortal girl - How could I but choose to go,
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But I'd promised my princess for’ ere and a day, and my pride was too strong –
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I said no - ho - ho. I said no.Dm Gm A7 Dm
So my princess did save me from the hands of the elves, and the knowledge that I might have strayed,
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But now I regret my staying behind, for my princess has since me betrayed.
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Aye, my princess is gone, she's gone far away, with a Lord who hunts my folk true,
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And if the queen of the elves comes to me again, I know not just what I might do.
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The Queen of all Elfhame, came to me again, a vision to steal men's souls,
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She said come follow me and sing in my halls, and find what you need to be whole.
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This time I knew, the price I would pay, I must leave my lady behind,
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But I have no knowledge of what goes before, save this Queen, who's beauty does blind.F Bb C
........And I know not where I found the strength,
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To ask this lady, "Why me?"
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She said, "You're the harper, I've chosen to sing,
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In my halls for eternity..."Dm Gm A7 Dm
But my lady was fairer than all of the lands, and her smile shone brighter than day,
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She had already taken full half of my soul, so I looked at the Queen
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And said Nay Hay-ay I said nay.Dm Gm A7 Dm
So I was saved once again, by a lady fair, with red dress and hair of gold,
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The Queen of the elves she looked straight at me, and said, "Harper, I think you're too bold!
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You've told me no once and told me again, you'll not tell me no times three,
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For if I should chance to ask you again, (pause) Harper, You'll sing for me."(Repeat chords for one verse….)
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Now I've lost my rose, my garden is bare, and my lady is no longer here,
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But when I think of her smile, oh, I love her still, and only one thing do I fear:F Bb C
.......For I know not where I'll find the strength,
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If the Elf Queen calls me from my rest,
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For I have no lady to hold me this time,
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And I might have to say, "Yes."Dm Gm A7 Dm
So I'll wander on and I'll sing my songs, traveling on my lonesome way,
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But if the Queen of the elves comes to me again, I may not say her nay. Hay-ay Say her nay.
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