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There once lived a Prince,
a Prince of our land,
in the days of long ago.
A wonderful Prince of a Prince was he,
the pride of peasant and royalty.
All one could wish that a Prince might be
in the days of long ago.

There's a tale of this Prince
our forefathers told,
of how he came to woe.
The same old tale of sunny smiles,
of eyes of blue and a maiden's wiles.
T'was a sweet peasant maiden
that charmed our Prince
in the days of long ago.

But rough runs the course
of a Prince's love,
when that love's for a peasant maid,
and the cruel King swore,
by the crown he wore,
that he would be obeyed.

So, when our Prince went forth by night
to steal his bride away,
he was rudely torn
from his love's embrace,
by the King's tried yeomen,
hot was the chase,
but his good steed fell
and for hiding place
he chose yon haunted cave!

Vainly they sought brave Prince Armand,
his fate we'll never know,
and this is the legend of our Prince,
as it happened long ages ago.

But over all lovers his spirit guards,
o'er lovers of ev'ry sort,
and there in the cavern
one night each year,
he calls forth his spirit court,
where the pixies and fairies
and elves and trolls,
make their obeisance
to the Prince of all Princes,
The Prince of Love,
Our Prince Armand.

Over all lovers his spirit guards,
o'er lovers of ev'ry sort,
and there in the cavern
one night each year,
he calls forth his spirit court,
where the pixies and fairies
and elves and trolls,
make their obeisance
to the Prince of all Princes,
The Prince of Love,
Our Prince Armand.

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The Legend 1915
from "A Maid And A Myth"
Music by F.W.Mohlman
Lyrics by R. F. Field
© 1915 by C.M. Ferguson
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 29 October 2004 at 22.42
in association with Doug Grierson
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University of Illinois
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