R KIPLING - I have a thousand men

"I have a thousand men," said he,

"To wait upon my will;
And towers nine upon the Tyne,
And three upon the Till."

"And what care I for your men?" said she,

"Or towers from Tyne to Till?
Sith you must go with me," said she,
"To wait upon my will."

"And you may lead a thousand men

Nor ever draw the rein,
But before you lead the Fairy Queen
'Twill burst your heart in twain."

He has slipped his foot from the stirrup-bar,

The bridle from his hand,
And he is bound by hand and foot
To the Queen of Fairy Land.