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No Such Luck for the Miller's Daughter

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My life seemed charmed

I wanted for nothing, more than I had

The treasured daughter, to a proud father

Until his pride was my doom

Now his grand claims have me locked inside this room

At the mercy of a king

With an unquenchable appetite for gold

And moods that dance on a knife’s edge

I begged for mercy, he wouldn’t listen

He set before me an impossible task

To turn this straw into golden string

By morning

Holding my life ransom

If I fail, it means death

I thought I was saved, when before I could ask

My prayers received an answer

But I should have known better

There is no such luck, for the Miller’s daughter


I should have known

One night would never be enough, for his appetite to be filled

His greed would only grow

And if I did it once, I could do it again

So do it again, but twice as much as the night before

Before I could speak

I could already hear the slamming of the door

And just like the night before

My prayers were answered before I could ask

It seemed like salvation at first glance

What was a ring? For more golden string?

If it bought me another morning

I should have known; it would be too good to be true

I should have known better, than to trust you

You were just like him, always wanting something

Never satisfied

A princess has a fairy godmother

But there is no luck, for the Miller’s daughter


I knew it would never be enough

But I never could have guessed, by how much

Give me one more night, and I will make you queen

If only I give a daughter to my benefactor

Oh, what I would give, for a fairy godmother

I never wanted to be queen

I was happy with my life

Now my daughter will pay the price

If I have one…a king always wants a son; it may all be fine

I should have known; I would never be right

My one ray of light, I’ll lose without a name

Another three nights to play another’s game

But not without a game of my own first

Then once he is bested, I’ll send him home

While I keep what I won, queen, and daughter too

If only they guaranteed, happily ever after, too

Blessings for any other, but not a miller’s daughter

For there is no such luck, for the Miller’s daughter

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