A Night In Summer Long Ago

My lady, may I have this dance Forgive a knight who knows no shame My lady, may I have this dance And lady, may I know your name You danced upon a soldier's arm And I felt the blade of love so keen And when you smiled, you did me harm And I was drawn to you, my queen Now these boots may take me where they will Though they may never shine like his There is no knight, I would not kill To have my lady's hand to kiss Yes, and they did take me through the hall To leave me not one breath from you And they fell silent one and all And you could see my heart was true, bye Then I did lead you from the hall And we did ride 'pon the hill Away beyond this city wall And sure you are my lady still Night in summer long ago Stars were falling from the sky And still, my heart, I have to know Why do you love me, lady, why?