by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936)

When I came last to Ludlow
 (Sung text for setting by M. Owen)
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Language: English 
When I came last to Ludlow
  Amidst the moonlight pale,
Two friends kept step beside me,
  Two honest lads and hale.

Now Dick lies long in the churchyard,
  And Ned lies long in jail,
And I come home to Ludlow
  Amidst the moonlight pale.

Composition:

    Set to music by Morfydd Llwyn Owen (1891 - 1918), "When I came last to Ludlow", published <<1968

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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 44