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Elizabeth of Wembury
(Based on the short life of Dame Elizabeth Calmady Narborough. There is a monument to her inside Wembury Church)
(Verse 1)
She walked the halls of Langdon Court
A daughter proud and fair
She wore the calm of Devon skies
And ribbons in her hair
(Verse 2)
She married young, just nineteen years
To Narborough of the fleet
A sailor sworn to king and crown
Their courtship brief and sweet
(Chorus)
Big with child, and breathing low
The tide came in, she had to go
But her name remains in Wembury stone
She died too young, but not alone
(Verse 3)
But winter came with coughing fits
Her strength began to fail
She faded with the turning year
So young, and thin, and pale
(Chorus)
Big with child, and breathing low
The tide came in, she had to go
But her name remains in Wembury stone
She died too young, but not alone
(Verse 4)
They carved her name with steady hand
A tale of loss and love so grand
No cradle rocked, no baby cried
But still her name has never died
(Final Chorus)
Big with child, and breathing low
The tide came in, she had to go
But her name remains in Wembury stone
She died too young, but not alone
(Outro)
Elizabeth of Wembury
We do not forget