Cupid's Garden-The Copper Family

[ti:Cupid's Garden] [ar:The Copper Family] [al:Come Write Me Down - Early Recordings of The Copper Family of Rottingdean] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Cupid's Garden - The Copper Family [00:00.68]It was down in Cupid's Garden [00:04.16]I wandered for to view [00:07.05]The sweet and lovely flowers that [00:10.78]In the garden grew [00:13.06] [00:13.61]And one it was sweet jasmin the lily [00:17.89]Pink and rose [00:20.10]They are the finest flowers [00:22.79] [00:23.89]That in the garden grow [00:26.75]That in the garden grow [00:30.35] [00:31.89]I had not been in the garden [00:35.06]But scarcely half an hour [00:38.13]When I beheld two maidens [00:41.22]Sat under a shady bower [00:44.38]And one was lovely Nancy [00:47.89]So beautiful and fair [00:51.06]The other was a virgin [00:53.85] [00:55.00]And did the laurels wear [00:58.14]And did the laurels wear [01:01.61] [01:02.81]I boldly stepp-ed up to them [01:06.11]And unto them did say [01:08.51] [01:09.19]Are you engaged to any young man [01:12.34]Come tell to me I pray [01:14.77] [01:15.80]No I'm not engaged to any young man [01:18.90]I solemnly declare [01:22.11]I mean to stay a virgin [01:24.78] [01:25.87]And still the laurels wear [01:28.70]And still the laurels wear [01:32.35] [01:33.54]So hand in hand together [01:36.72]This loving couple went [01:38.94] [01:39.45]To view the secrets of her heart [01:42.82]Was the sailor's full intent [01:45.82]Or whether she would slight him [01:48.92]While he to the wars did go [01:52.34]Her answer was Not I my love [01:55.27] [01:55.96]For I love a sailor bold [01:58.91]I love a sailor bold [02:02.37] [02:03.83]It's down in Portsmouth harbour [02:07.08]There's a ship lies waiting there [02:09.39] [02:10.04]Tomorrow to the seas I go [02:13.05]Let the wind blow high or fair [02:15.56] [02:16.29]And if I should live to return again [02:19.47]How happy I shall be [02:22.74]With you my love my own true-love [02:25.95] [02:26.89]Sitting smiling on my knee [02:29.77]Sit smiling on my knee