Fair Maid On The Shore-Martin Carthy/Dave Swarbrick

[ti:Fair Maid On The Shore] [ar:Martin Carthy] [al:Both Ears And The Tail] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Fair Maid On The Shore - Martin Carthy/Dave Swarbrick [00:32.27]Oh it's of a sea captain who sailed the salt sea [00:36.86] [00:37.81]And the moon it shone gentle and clear-o [00:42.29] [00:42.91]"I will die I will die " the captain did cry [00:47.24]"If I can't have that maiden who walks on the shore [00:52.43]If I can't have that maid on the shore " [00:57.55] [00:58.36]So the sailors all got in the very long boat [01:01.63] [01:03.03]And it's off for the shore they did steer-o [01:07.91]Saying "ma'am if you please will you enter on board [01:12.25]To view a fine cargo of costly ware [01:17.39] [01:17.91]To view a fine cargo of ware " [01:22.24] [01:23.27]Now it's with much persuasion they got her on board [01:26.41] [01:28.12]And the moon it shone gentle and clear-o [01:32.39] [01:32.91]And she sat herself down in the stern of the boat [01:37.17]And off for the ship the bold sailors did steer [01:42.12] [01:42.95]And it's off for the ship they did steer [01:47.05] [01:48.58]And when they've arrived alongside of the ship [01:51.69] [01:52.74]Oh the captain he spat out his chew-o [01:57.23]Saying "first you will lie in my arms all this night [02:01.60]And then I'll hand you to me jolly young crew [02:05.93] [02:06.96]Then I'll hand you right back to me crew " [02:10.63] [02:12.75]"Oh thank you oh thank you " [02:14.66]This young girl she cried [02:15.87] [02:17.20]"Oh that's just what I've been awaiting for: [02:22.28]For I've grown so weary of my maidenhead [02:25.86]As I walked all alone on the rocky old shore [02:31.00] [02:31.70]As I walked all alone on the shore " [02:35.94] [02:37.90]So she sat herself down in the stern of the ship [02:41.68] [02:42.85]How the moon it shone gentle and clear-o [02:47.08] [02:47.83]And she sung so neat genteel and complete [02:51.75]She sung the sailors and captain right off to sleep [02:57.08] [02:58.02]She sung sailors and captain to sleep [03:02.06] [03:03.21]And she's robbed them of silver [03:05.29]She's robbed them of gold [03:07.41] [03:08.16]And she's plundered their bright costly ware-o [03:13.16]And the captain's bright sword she's took for an oar [03:17.26]And she's paddled right back to that rocky old shore [03:22.47]And she's paddled right back to the shore [03:26.51] [03:28.59]"Oh were my men drunk or were my men mad [03:31.66] [03:32.60]Or were they sunk deep in despair-o [03:38.07]That they let her away with her beauty so gay [03:42.18]And now she's a maiden once more on the shore [03:46.92] [03:47.77]She's a maiden once more on the shore " [03:51.46] [03:52.69]"Now your men were not drunk [03:54.82]And your men were not mad [03:56.52] [03:57.89]Nor were they sunk deep in despair-o [04:02.63]But I deluded your crew and likewise yourself too [04:07.16]And again I'm a maid on the rocky old shore [04:11.79] [04:12.44]And again I'm a maid on the shore "