The Broomfield Hill-Martin Carthy/Dave Swarbrick

[ti:The Broomfield Hill] [ar:Martin Carthy] [al:Both Ears And The Tail] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Broomfield Hill - Martin Carthy/Dave Swarbrick [00:43.72]Oh it's of a lord in the north country [00:46.16]He courted a lady gay [00:48.36]As they were riding side by side [00:50.84]A wager she did lay [00:53.12]"Oh I'll wager you five hundred pound [00:55.69]Five hundred pound to one [00:57.86]That a maid I will go to the merry greenwood [01:00.65]And a maid I will return " [01:02.69]So there she sat in her mother's bower garden [01:05.54]There she made her moan [01:07.34]Saying "should I go to the broomfield hill [01:09.66]Or should I stay at home " [01:13.66] [01:21.38]Then up and spake this witch woman [01:23.54] [01:24.05]As she sat on a log [01:25.89]Saying "you shall go to the broomfield hill [01:28.48]And a maid you shall come home " [01:31.05]"Oh when you get to the broomfield hill [01:33.33]You'll find your love asleep [01:35.43]With his hawk his hound [01:36.95]And his silk and satin gown [01:38.44]And his ribbons hanging down to his feet " [01:40.17]"And pick the blossom from off the broom [01:42.71]The blossom that smells so sweet [01:44.78]And lay some down at the crown of his head [01:47.45]And more at the sole of his feet " [01:49.49]So she's away to the broomfield hill [01:51.61]And she's found her love asleep [01:54.18]With his hawk his hound [01:55.41]And his silk and satin gown [01:56.64]And his ribbons hanging down to his feet [01:58.75]And she's picked a blossom from off the broom [02:01.33]The blossom that smells so sweet [02:03.48]And she's laid some down at the crown of his head [02:06.15]And more at the sole of his feet [02:08.08]And she's pulled off her diamond ring [02:10.10]And she's pressed it in his right hand [02:12.72]For to let him know [02:13.90]When he'd wakened from his sleep [02:15.16]That his love had been there at his command [02:18.35] [02:26.38]And when he woke out of his sleep [02:28.73]And the birds began to sing [02:30.92]Saying "awake awake awake master [02:33.56]Your true love's been and gone " [02:35.59]"Oh where were you me gay goshawk [02:38.28]And where were you me steed [02:40.33]And where were you me good greyhound [02:42.94]Why did you not waken me " [02:45.09]"Oh I clapped with my wings master [02:47.38]And bold your bells I rang [02:49.56]Crying waken waken waken master [02:52.31]Before this lady ran " [02:54.34]"And I stamped with my foot master [02:56.78]And I shook me bridle till it rang [02:59.08]But nothing at all would waken you [03:01.54]Till she had been and gone " [03:03.77]"So haste ye haste ye me good white steed [03:06.54]To come where she may be [03:08.46]Or all the birds of the broomfield hill [03:10.74]Shall eat their fill of thee " [03:13.08]"Oh you need not waste your good white steed [03:15.75]By racing to her home [03:17.66]For no bird flies faster through the wood [03:20.18]Than she fled through the broom "