Steeleye Span - Babylon lyrics
[Steeleye Span - Babylon lyrics]
To the halls of Latham House
The king he did proclaim
That the seventh Earl of Derby
James Stanley was his name
Should resist the Scottish force
Bound for the Isle of Man
So he gathered up his fighters
And obeyed the king's command
Well, the Countess was of noble blood
Though not of royalty
Yet brave and as intrepid as any man was she
So the house became a fortress
With her good Lord now gone
Her name was Lady Charlotte
But they callеd her Babylon
So put yourselves in linе against Babylon
All ye that bend the bow against the crown
Train the gunner's sights against Babylon
Till the Eagle's Tower does fall and
The walls they are thrown down
Both the puritans and Fairfax
Together they did call
For this one last royal stronghold
In Lancashire to fall
So the garrison she strengthened and
The Eagle Tower was manned
And refusing all conditions
It was then the siege began
So put yourselves in line against Babylon
All ye that bend the bow against the crown
Train the gunner's sights against Babylon
Till the Eagle's Tower does fall and
The walls they are thrown down
'Twas in two good months when
Those rebels did retreat
They were cast out from the
Earthworks and driven to defeat
With dishonour and in shame
Their siege came to an end
They were routed by a lady
And two hundred loyal men
So put yourselves in line against Babylon
All ye that bend the bow against the crown
And train the gunner's sights against Babylon
Till the Eagle's Tower does fall and
The walls they are thrown down
So put yourselves in line against Babylon
All ye that bend the bow against the crown
Train the gunner's sights against Babylon
Till the Eagle's Tower does fall and
The walls they are thrown down
The king he did proclaim
That the seventh Earl of Derby
James Stanley was his name
Should resist the Scottish force
Bound for the Isle of Man
So he gathered up his fighters
And obeyed the king's command
Well, the Countess was of noble blood
Though not of royalty
Yet brave and as intrepid as any man was she
So the house became a fortress
With her good Lord now gone
Her name was Lady Charlotte
But they callеd her Babylon
So put yourselves in linе against Babylon
All ye that bend the bow against the crown
Train the gunner's sights against Babylon
Till the Eagle's Tower does fall and
The walls they are thrown down
Both the puritans and Fairfax
Together they did call
For this one last royal stronghold
In Lancashire to fall
So the garrison she strengthened and
The Eagle Tower was manned
And refusing all conditions
It was then the siege began
So put yourselves in line against Babylon
All ye that bend the bow against the crown
Train the gunner's sights against Babylon
Till the Eagle's Tower does fall and
The walls they are thrown down
'Twas in two good months when
Those rebels did retreat
They were cast out from the
Earthworks and driven to defeat
With dishonour and in shame
Their siege came to an end
They were routed by a lady
And two hundred loyal men
So put yourselves in line against Babylon
All ye that bend the bow against the crown
And train the gunner's sights against Babylon
Till the Eagle's Tower does fall and
The walls they are thrown down
So put yourselves in line against Babylon
All ye that bend the bow against the crown
Train the gunner's sights against Babylon
Till the Eagle's Tower does fall and
The walls they are thrown down