1. |
Searching for Lambs
02:07
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As I walked out one May morning
One May morning betimes
I met a maid from home had strayed
Just as the sun did shine
What makes you rise so soon my dear
Your journey to pursue
Your pretty little feet they tread so neat
Strike off the morning dew
I'm going to feed my father's flock
His young and tender lambs
That over hill and over dale
Lie waiting for their dams
Oh stay, oh stay you handsome maid
And rest a moment here
For there is none but you alone
That I do love so dear
How gloriously the sun doth shine
How lovely is the air
For I'd rather rest on my true love's breast
Than any other where
For I am thine and thou art mine
No man shall uncomforts me
We'll join our hands in wedded banns
And married we shall be
We'll join our hands in wedded banns
And married we shall be
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2. |
Lowlands of Holland
04:33
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The love that I have chosen, I'll therewith be content
And the salt sea shall be frozen before that I repent
Repent it shall I never until the day I dee
But the Lowlands of Holland has twined my love and me
My love lies in the salt sea and I am on the side
It's enough to break a young girl's heart, that lately was a bride
That lately was a bonny bride, with pleasure in her ee
And the Lowlands of Holland has twined my love and me
My love he built a bonny ship and set her on the sea
With seven score good mariners to bear her company
But there's three score of them is sunk, and three score dead at sea
And the Lowlands of Holland has twined my love and me
My love has built anether ship and set her on the main
And nane but twenty mariners, all for to bring her hame
But the weary wind began to rise, the sea began to roll
And my love then and his bonny ship, turned withershins about
Then shall nae the quiff come on my head nor comb come in my hair
And shall neither coal nor candlelight shine in my bower mair
And neither will I marry, before the day I dee
For I never had a love but one, and he's drowned in the sea
Oh hold your tongue my daughter dear, be still and be content
Oh there's men enough in Galloway, you need not sore lament
Oh there's men enough in Galloway, alas there's none for me
For I never had a love but one, and he's drowned in the sea
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3. |
Bully in the Alley
02:19
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Oh help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone Al
Now Sally is a girl in Shinbone Alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
She has my heart or very nearly
Bully down in Shinbone Al
Oh help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone Al
I waltzed up to the Angel Little
Wey hey bully in the alley
Kicked down the door and walked right in-o
Bully down in Shinbone Al
Oh help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone Al
I walked up to the barroom counter
Wey hey bully in the alley
There I met with Mr Arthur
Bully down in Shinbone Al
Oh help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone Al
I bought her rum and I bought her gin-o
Wey hey bully in the alley
Bought her wine of white and red-o
Bully down in Shinbone Al
Oh help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone Al
Oh I'll leave Sal and become a sailor
Wey hey bully in the alley
I'll leave Sal and ship aboard a whaler
Bully down in Shinbone Al
Oh help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone Al
Oh I left Sal and went a-sailing
Wey hey bully in the alley
Signed on a ship and went a-whaling
Bully down in Shinbone Al
Oh help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone Al
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4. |
Bonny Light Horseman
05:17
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All you wives, maids and widows, attention I pray
For my poor heart is breaking for my love far away
Three years and six months since he left England's shore
Oh my bonny light horseman, will I ne'er see you more
Broken hearted I wander, all for my true lover
He's the bonny light horseman, in the wars has been slain
You should see my light horseman on a cold winter's day
With his red rosy cheeks and his hair like the hay
He's a mountain on horseback, the victory to gain
And he's gone o'er the water from England to Spain
Broken hearted I wander, all for my true lover
He's the bonny light horseman, in the wars has been slain
Well now Bonaparte he has commanded his troops for to stand
And he's levelled up his canon all over the land
Yes he's levelled his canon, the victory to gain
And he slew my light horseman, returning from Spain
Broken hearted I wander, all for my true lover
He's the bonny light horseman, in the wars has been slain
Now if I was a blackbird and had wings for to fly
I'd go straight to my true love and there would I lie
Oh his wounds I would heal and I'd there take my rest
Oh my bonny light horseman, you're the one I love best
Broken hearted I wander, all for my true lover
He's the bonny light horseman, in the wars has been slain.
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5. |
Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy
02:46
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Here's adieu sweet lovely Nancy, ten thousand times adieu
I'm a-going around the ocean love, to seek for something new
Come change your ring with me dear girl, come change your ring with me
For it might be a token of true love while I am on the sea
While I am far upon the sea, you'll know not where I am
Kind letters I will write to you from every foreign land
The secrets of your heart dear girl, are the best of my goodwill
So let your body be where it might, my heart will be with you still
There's a heavy storm a-rising, see how it gathers round
While we poor souls on the ocean wide are fighting for the crown
There is nothing to protect us love or keep us from the cold
On the ocean wide where we must bide, like jolly seamen bold
There are tinkers, tailors and shoemakers, lie snoring fast asleep
While we poor souls on the ocean wide are ploughing through the deep
Our officers commanding us, and them we must obey
Expecting every moment, for to get cast away
But when the wars are over, there'll be peace on every shore
We'll return to our wives and our families and the girls that we adore
We'll call for liquor merrily, we'll spend our money free
And when our money it is all gone, we'll boldly go to sea
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6. |
John Barbury
03:19
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As I looked o'er the garden wall, to see what I could see
It's there I saw my father's ship, come sailing from Spain to me
Oh what is wrong my daughter Jane, you look so pale and wan
Oh have you had some long sickness, or lain ye with a man?
Oh I've not had no long sickness, nor lain here with a man
Her apron strings they would not tie, she was a nine months gone
Oh is it by a noble lord, or by a man of fame?
Or is it by my serving man, who lately came from Spain?
Oh it's not by a noble lord, or by a man of fame
But it is by John Barbury, who lately came from Spain
Then he's called for his merry men, by thirty and by three
Saying fetch me this John Barbury, for hanged he shall be
But when he came into the room, he was dressed all in red silk
His hair was like the strands of gold, his skin was like the milk
Oh will you marry my daughter Jane, will you take her by the hand?
And will you drink and dine with me, and be heir to all my land?
Oh I will marry your daughter Jane, I will take her by the hand
And I will drink and dine with you, but I do not want your land
For I have houses and I have land, and money at my command
And had it not been for your daughter, I'd never have been your man
I'd never have been your man
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7. |
The Game of All Fours
03:16
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As I was a-walking one midsummer's morning
To hear the birds whistle and the nightingales play
Was there that I met a beautiful maiden
As I was a-walking all on the highway
Oh where are you going my fair pretty lady
Where are you going so early this morn
She answered kind sir, to visit my neighbours
I'm going down to Brighton, the place I was born
Oh may I go with you my fair pretty lady
May I go along in your sweet company
She turned her head round, and smiling all at me
Said you may come with me kind sir if you please
We hadn't been walking a few miles together
Before this young damsel began to show free
She set herself down, saying sit down beside me
The game we shall play will be one, two and three
I said my dear lady, if you're fond of the gaming
There's one game I know I would like you to learn
The game it is called the game of all fours
I took out my pack, I began the first turn
She cut the cards and I fell a-dealing
I dealt her a trump and myself the poor jack
She led off her ace, and stole the jack from me
Saying jack is the card I like best in your pack
Oh I dealt the last time, it's your turn to shuffle
My turn to show the best card in the pack
Once more she'd the ace and deuce for to beat me
Once more I lost, when I led that poor jack
So I took up my hat and I bid her good morning
I said you're the best that I know at this game
She answered young man, oh come back tomorrow
We'll play the game over and over and over and over and over again
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My Johnny was a shoemaker and dearly he loved me
My Johnny was a shoemaker but now he's gone to sea
With pitch and tar to soil his hands
And to sail across the sea, briny sea
And sail across the briny sea
His jacket was a deep sky blue and curly was his hair
His jacket was a deep sky blue and I loved him with all care
For to reef the topsails up against the mast
And to sail across the sea, briny sea
And sail across the briny sea
Some day he'll be a captain bold, with a brave and a gallant crew
Some day he'll be a captain bold with a sword and a musket too
And when he gets a gallant captain's sword
He'll come home and marry me, marry me
He'll come home and marry me
And when I am a captain's wife I'll sing the whole day long
And when I am a captain's wife then this will be my song
No more to sail the stormy, stormy sea
But together we will be, we will be
Together we will be
My Johnny was a shoemaker and dearly he loved me
My Johnny was a shoemaker but now he's gone to sea
With pitch and tar to soil his hands
And to sail across the sea, briny sea
And sail across the briny sea
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9. |
Loch Lomond
03:22
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By yon bonny banks and by yon bonny braes
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond
Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae
On the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond
Oh ye take the high road and I'll take the low
And I'll be in Scotland afore ye
For me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond
Twas there that we parted in yon shady glen
On the steep, steep side of Ben Lomond
Wherein the purple hue, the highland hills we view
And the moon coming out in the gloaming
Oh ye take the high road and I'll take the low
And I'll be in Scotland afore ye
For me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond
The wee birds sing and the wildflowers spring
And in sunshine the waters are sleeping
But the broken heart it kens nae second spring again
Though the waeful may cease frae their greeting
Oh ye take the high road and I'll take the low
And I'll be in Scotland afore ye
For me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond
For me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond
For me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond
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10. |
Leave Her Johnny
02:26
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I thought I heard the old man say
Leave her Johnny leave her
Tomorrow you will get your pay
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her Johnny leave her
Oh leave her Johnny leave her
For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
Oh the wind was foul and the voyage was long
Leave her Johnny leave her
The sea was high and the winds were strong
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her Johnny leave her
Oh leave her Johnny leave her
For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
No more Cape Horn, no more stand by
Leave her Johnny leave her
We'll pump her out and leave her dry
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her Johnny leave her
Oh leave her Johnny leave her
For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
Oh the work is hard and the wages low
Leave her Johnny leave her
But now once more ashore we'll go
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her Johnny leave her
Oh leave her Johnny leave her
For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
I thought I heard the old man say
Leave her Johnny leave her
Tomorrow you will get your pay
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her Johnny leave her
Oh leave her Johnny leave her
For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her Johnny leave her
Oh leave her Johnny leave her
For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
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Ruth Rosie England, UK
Sussex singer
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