Standard (EADGBE)

The lord of the manor loves the upstairs maid

And I tend the flowers of the seeds he lays

His collar is velvet, his hands are real soft

She sleeps with the master, I'm awake in the loft

I wish in the bedroom the sheets were all torn

I wish that the flowers would only grow thorns

The lord of the manor has a wife of grey

He pays the chauffeur to drive her away

The lord and my baby are upstairs alone

The one who could stop them is physically gone

I wish in the bedroom...