The Drowned Lovers-Nic Jones

[ti:The Drowned Lovers] [ar:Nic Jones] [al:Penguin Eggs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Drowned Lovers - Nic Jones [00:22.74]Willie sits in his stable door [00:25.09]And he's combing his coal-black steed [00:27.48]And he's doubting on fair Margaret's love [00:30.50]And his heart began to bleed [00:33.01]Give corn unto my horse mother [00:35.94]And meat to my man John [00:38.38]And I'll away to fair Margaret's bower [00:41.45]Before the night comes on [00:43.68]Oh stay at home with me dear Willie [00:46.75]Oh stay at home with me [00:48.97]And the very best cock in all the roost [00:51.73]For your own supper shall be [00:54.60]It's all your cocks in all your roosts [00:57.29]I value not a pin [00:59.89]But I'll away to fair Margaret's bower [01:02.89]Before the night sets in [01:05.56] [01:11.16]If you go to fair Margaret's bower [01:13.54]Without the leave of me [01:15.82]In the deepest part of the Clyde water [01:18.52]Then drowned you shall be [01:21.19]Oh the good steed that I ride upon [01:23.84]Cost me thrice thirty pounds [01:26.69]And I'll put trust in his swift feet [01:29.44]To take me safe and sound [01:32.46]He's ridden over the high high hills [01:34.84]And he's down the dewy den [01:37.23]And the noise that was in the Clyde water [01:40.09]Would have feared five hundred men [01:42.55]O roaring Clyde you roar so loud [01:45.36]Your streams are wondrous strong [01:47.88]Make me a wreck as I come back [01:50.74]But spare me as I'm going [01:54.53] [02:14.88]Oh when he's got to Margaret's bower [02:17.30]He's turled low on the pin [02:19.64]Oh wake up me May Margaret [02:22.36]Rise up and let me in [02:24.98]Oh who is this at my bower door [02:27.79]A-calling May Margaret's name [02:30.33]It's only your first love little William [02:33.05]This night come to her home [02:35.68]Open your gates this night [02:38.47]Open and let me in [02:40.94]For me boots they are full of the Clyde water [02:43.81]And I'm frozen to the skin [02:46.17]Me barns are full of corn Willie [02:49.13]The stable's full of hay [02:51.37]And me bower's full of gentlemen [02:54.13]They'll not remove till day [02:57.57] [03:02.34]Then it's fare thee well to you May Margaret [03:04.84]It's fare thee well and adieu [03:07.66]For I have won my mother's own curse [03:10.35]In coming this night to you [03:12.66]And as he's ridden over the high high hill [03:15.64]And down yon dowy den [03:17.99]And the rushing in the Clyde water [03:21.00]Took Willie's cane from him [03:23.36]And he's leaned him over his saddle-bow [03:26.39]To catch his cane again [03:28.60]And the rushing in the Clyde water [03:31.53]Took Willie's hat from him [03:33.70]And he's leaned him over his saddle-bow [03:36.16] [03:36.95]To catch his hat by force [03:39.07]But the rushing in the Clyde water [03:42.03]Took Willie from his horse [03:44.74] [03:50.10]And the very hour that young man sank [03:52.54]Into the parts so deep [03:54.86]There up and awoke this May Margaret [03:57.66]Out from her drowsy sleep [04:00.13]Come here come here my mother dear [04:03.08]And you read my dreary dream [04:05.52]I dreamed my lover was at our gates [04:08.23]And nobody let him in [04:11.07] [04:32.03]Lie down lie down you May Margaret [04:34.40]Lie down and take your rest [04:36.80] [04:37.47]And since your lover was at our gates [04:39.83]It's but two quarters passed [04:42.33]Then nimbly nimbly rose she up [04:45.04]Went down to the river's brim [04:47.50]And the louder that this lady cried [04:50.50]The louder grew the wind [04:53.83] [04:58.35]And the very first step that she went in [05:01.10]She stepped up to her feet [05:03.36]And it's oh and alas this lady cried [05:06.29]"The water's wondrous deep [05:08.51]And the very next step that she went in [05:11.38]She's waded to her knee [05:14.08]Says she I would wade farther in [05:16.90]If I my true love could see [05:19.22]And the very next step that she went in [05:22.11]She's waded to her chin [05:24.59]And the deepest part of Clyde water [05:27.44]She found sweet William in [05:29.85]Saying You have had a cruel mother Willie [05:32.85]And I have had another [05:35.18]And now we'll sleep in Clyde water [05:38.03]Like sister and like brother