Golden Glove-Jon Boden

[ti:Golden Glove] [ar:Jon Boden] [al:A Folk Song A Day: August] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Golden Glove - Jon Boden [00:00.46]It's of a young squire in Tamworth we hear [00:05.34]And he courted a nobleman's daughter so fair [00:09.28] [00:10.06]And all for to marry her it was his intent [00:14.20] [00:14.84]And the friends and relations [00:18.57]They've given their consent [00:21.28] [00:22.60]Well a day was appointed [00:24.25] [00:25.37]For their wedding day [00:27.44]And the farmer he was [00:29.06]Appointed for to give her away [00:31.61] [00:32.83]But as soon as the lady [00:35.00]The farmer she did spy [00:37.53]Well her heart was inflamed [00:39.78] [00:40.95]And it's wee she did cry [00:43.38] [00:45.19]She turned from the squire [00:46.82]But nothing she said [00:48.89] [00:49.61]And instead of getting married [00:52.15]She's took to her bed [00:54.59]Well the thoughts of the farmer [00:57.30]So ran in her mind [01:00.03]That a way for to have him [01:02.59]She quickly did find [01:04.70] [01:05.85]Coat waistcoat and trousers [01:08.45]This young girl put on [01:11.18]And she's gone out a-hunting [01:13.70]With her dog and her gun [01:16.99]And she hunted all around [01:19.49]Where the farmer he did dwell [01:22.16]Oh because in her heart [01:24.33] [01:25.12]Oh she loved him right well [01:27.46] [01:29.29]And she oftentimes fired [01:31.23]But nothing she killed [01:33.10] [01:34.07]Until this young farmer [01:36.27]Came into the field [01:38.01] [01:39.17]And oh for to talk [01:40.51]With him it was her intent [01:43.58]So with her heart full of love [01:46.20]Then to meet him she went [01:49.01] [01:49.66]Well I thought you would have been [01:52.53]At the wedding she cried [01:54.36] [01:54.87]For to wait on the squire [01:57.63]And to give him his bride [01:59.90] [02:00.75]Oh no cried the farmer [02:03.18]I'll take a sword in my hand [02:06.15]By honour I'll gain her [02:09.08]Wherever she commands [02:10.78] [02:11.82]Well the lady was pleased [02:13.50]When she heard him so bold [02:16.02] [02:16.81]And she gave him a glove [02:18.81]That was made out of gold [02:21.41] [02:22.57]And she told him that she found [02:24.98]She was coming along [02:27.17]As she went out a-hunting [02:29.23] [02:29.97]With her dog and her gun [02:33.06] [02:34.29]Well thus home went this lady [02:36.09]With a heart full of love [02:38.10] [02:38.81]And she gave out a notice [02:41.29]That she lost her glove [02:43.76]And Whoever he [02:45.18]Who finds it and brings it to me [02:48.16] [02:48.72]Well whoever he is [02:50.99]Then my husband shall be [02:53.49] [02:54.78]Well the farmer was pleased [02:56.55]When he heard of the news [02:58.23] [02:59.70]And with a heart full of love [03:01.70]To the lady he goes [03:04.11]Oh lady [03:05.46]Oh lady [03:05.81] [03:06.47]I've picked up your glove [03:08.89]And I hope that you'll be pleased for [03:11.28]To grant me some love [03:13.89] [03:14.83]Well it's already granted [03:16.49] [03:17.10]I will be your bride [03:19.44]For I love the sweet breath of the [03:22.19]Farmer she cried [03:24.21] [03:24.82]I'll be mistress of your dairy [03:27.25]And I'll milk all your cows [03:29.76] [03:30.36]While my jolly old farmer [03:33.33]Goes whistling on his plough [03:36.34]And it's when they got married [03:38.62]And they told of the fun [03:41.14] [03:41.67]How she'd gone out a-hunting [03:44.82]With her dog and her gun