The Claudy Banks-The Copper Family

[ti:The Claudy Banks] [ar:The Copper Family] [al:Come Write Me Down - Early Recordings of The Copper Family of Rottingdean] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Claudy Banks - The Copper Family [00:00.99]Twas on one summer's evening [00:04.69]All in the month of May [00:07.53] [00:08.07]Down by a flowery garden [00:11.87]Where Betsy did stray [00:15.75] [00:16.51]I overheard a damsel [00:19.86]In sorrow to complain [00:23.24]All for her absent lover [00:27.05]That ploughs the raging main [00:30.91] [00:32.53]I stepped up to this fair maid [00:36.14]And put her in surprise [00:39.51]She owned she did not know me [00:43.22]I being all in disguise [00:46.69] [00:47.44]I said My charming creature [00:50.88]My joy and heart's delight [00:54.15]How far have you to travel [00:57.93]This dark and rainy night [01:01.28] [01:02.94]Away kind sir to the Claudy banks [01:06.53]If you will please to show [01:09.50] [01:10.02]Pity a poor girl distracted [01:13.66]For there I have to go [01:17.44] [01:18.27]I am in search of a young man [01:21.79]And Johnny is his name [01:25.18]And on the banks of Claudy [01:28.90]I'm told he does remain [01:32.27] [01:34.77]If Johnny he was here this night [01:38.26]He would keep me from all harm [01:40.62] [01:41.71]He's a-cruising the wide ocean [01:45.21]Where the foaming billows roar [01:49.02] [01:49.80]He's a-cruising the wide ocean [01:52.63] [01:53.21]For honour or for gain [01:56.26]But I'm told his ship got wreck-ed [02:00.27]All on the coast of Spain [02:04.02] [02:06.04]When Betsy heard this dreadful news [02:09.70]She fell into despair [02:12.37] [02:12.94]In a-wringing of her hands [02:16.26]And a-tearing of her hair [02:20.57] [02:21.19]Since Johnny has gone [02:23.31]And left me no man on earth I'll take [02:27.99]Down in some lonesome valley [02:31.88]I'll wander for his sake [02:35.93] [02:37.55]Young Johnny hearing her say [02:40.59]So he could no longer stand [02:43.90] [02:44.52]He fell into her arms crying Betsy [02:49.53]I'm that man [02:52.05] [02:52.73]I am that faithful young man [02:56.10]And whom you thought was slain [02:59.44]And since we met on Claudy banks [03:03.47]We'll never part again