King Henry (song)
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King Henry is Child ballad 32, a version of the tale of the loathly lady.
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King Henry goes hunting, kills a deer, and goes his hall. A horrible ghost appears. He calls her "Lady" and gives her his mantle. She demands that he kill his horse, his hounds, and his hawks to feed her, and then that he lie down beside her in bed. In the morning, she is transformed into a beautiful lady, because he has given her all she willed.
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Steeleye Span included it in the 1972 album Below the Salt.
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