Babylon - Steeleye Span

To the halls of Latham House, the king he did proclaim

That the seventh Earl of Derby, James Stanley was his name

Should resist the Scottish force, bound for the Isle of Man

So he gathered up his fighters and obeyed the king’s command

Well, the Countess was of noble blood, though not of royalty

Yet brave and as intrepid as any man was she

So the house became a fortress, with her good Lord now gone

Her name was Lady Charlotte, but they calld her Babylon

So put yourselves in lin against Babylon

All ye that bend the bow against the crown

Train the gunner’s sights against Babylon

Till the Eagle’s Tower does fall and the walls they are thrown down…

Both the puritans and Fairfax, together they did call

For this one last royal stronghold in Lancashire to fall

So the garrison she strengthened and the Eagle Tower was manned

And refusing all conditions, it was then the siege began

So put yourselves in line against Babylon

All ye that bend the bow against the crown

Train the gunner’s sights against Babylon

Till the Eagle’s Tower does fall and the walls they are thrown down…

'Twas in two good months when those rebels did retreat

They were cast out from the earthworks and driven to defeat

With dishonour and in shame, their siege came to an end

They were routed by a lady and two hundred loyal men

So put yourselves in line against Babylon

All ye that bend the bow against the crown

And train the gunner’s sights against Babylon

Till the Eagle’s Tower does fall and the walls they are thrown down…

So put yourselves in line against Babylon

All ye that bend the bow against the crown

Train the gunner’s sights against Babylon

Till the Eagle’s Tower does fall and the walls they are thrown down…