Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Peggy Seeger
Canonical path: /peggy-seeger/suffolk-miracle
Related lyric paths: 6
Lyric guide
Suffolk Miracle
Read Suffolk Miracle lyrics by Peggy Seeger on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
Suffolk Miracle
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
It's of an old and wealthy man
He had a daughter and her name was Ann
She were handsome, fine and tall
She had a loving face withal
Sing lady, lady, lady fair
Many a suitor had she there
A widow's son of low degree
Among them all, she fancied he
Sing courting, courting, courting cane
There's many a courtship all in vain
For when her father came to know
He sent her far, oh far from home
One night as she were lying down
The quiet loosening of her gown
She heard a low and deathly sound
Says, "Loose my bounds, I'm earthly bound"
She looked out of her window clear
She seen her love on her father's mare
"Here's your mother's cloak, here's your father's roan
They sent me here, love, to bring you home"
He's mounted up, she's on behind
And they rode on with contented mind
But all along, complaint he made
"Oh love, oh love, my head do ache"
Her handkerchief from her neck around
She bound it round his head around
He set her down at her father's door
Then her true love she saw no more
"Awake, awake, awake," said she
"Is no one here for to welcome me?"
"You're welcome home, dear child," said he
"But what trusty friend did come for thee?"
"Did you not send one I do adore
That love so dear and must love no more?"
Her father frowned and shook his head
Says, "Your true love been one year dead"
He's summonsed clerk and clergy, too
That grave was opened and him to view
And though he had been a twelvemonth dead
Her handkerchief was bound round his head
So a warning to you old folks still
Don't hinder young ones from their will
The first they love they'll never forget
Though he be dead, she'll love him yet
Child #272
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Suffolk Miracle"?
Peggy Seeger performs "Suffolk Miracle", and this lyric page sits inside the Peggy Seeger catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Suffolk Miracle"?
Yes. The related section below points to Butchers Boy and Jellon Graeme with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Peggy Seeger?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Peggy Seeger's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Suffolk Miracle yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.