Yarmouth Town-Jon Boden

[ti:Yarmouth Town] [ar:Jon Boden] [al:A Folk Song A Day: August] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Yarmouth Town - Jon Boden [00:00.59]In Yarmouth Town there lived a man [00:04.14]He kept a tavern by the sand [00:06.63]This landlord had a daughter fair [00:09.69]A plump little thing with the golden hair [00:12.24]Oh won't you come down [00:13.87]Won't you come down [00:15.28]Won't you come down [00:16.66]To Yarmouth town [00:18.34]Well to this tavern come a sailor-man [00:21.76]He asked the daughter for her hand [00:24.40]Why should I marry you she said [00:27.68]I get all I want without being wed [00:30.21]And won't you come down [00:32.00]Won't you come down [00:33.46]Won't you come down [00:34.79]To Yarmouth town [00:36.52]But she says If you want with me to linger [00:39.36] [00:40.00]I'll tie a bit of string all around my finger [00:43.46]You can by [00:44.97]You pull on the string [00:46.59]I'll come down and I'll let you in [00:48.77]Oh won't you come down [00:50.48]Won't you come down [00:51.96]Won't you come down [00:53.12]To Yarmouth town [00:54.51]So the very next night that see the man [00:57.47]He went to the tavern by the sand [00:59.90]And then he went by and he pulled on the string [01:03.02]She come down and she let him in [01:05.36]Oh won't you come down [01:07.14]Won't you come down [01:08.63]Won't you come down [01:09.88]To Yarmouth town [01:11.43]Well he's never seen such a sight before [01:14.32] [01:15.27]For the string around the finger was all she wore [01:18.84]And when he went and he pulled the old string [01:21.76]She pulled back the blanket and let Jack in [01:24.10]Oh won't you come down [01:25.81]Won't you come down [01:27.16]Won't you come down [01:28.30]To Yarmouth town [01:29.81]And they spend the whole night through [01:32.63]Early in the morning went back to his crew [01:35.27]Where then he told them all about that maiden fair [01:38.03]The plump little thing with the golden hair [01:40.57]Oh won't you come down [01:42.21]Won't you come down [01:43.49]Won't you come down [01:44.74]To Yarmouth town [01:46.18]And the word is soon got around [01:48.77] [01:49.59]And the very next night in Yarmouth Town [01:52.73]There was fifteen sailors pulling on the string [01:55.89]She come down and she let them in [01:58.11]Oh won't you come down [01:59.72]Won't you come down [02:00.76]Won't you come down [02:02.36]To Yarmouth town [02:03.56]So more young seamen and to Yarmouth do go [02:06.89]See a plump little thing with her hair hanging low [02:11.08]Well all you got do is pull the old string [02:14.15]She'll come down and she'll let you all in [02:16.87]Oh won't you come down [02:18.21]Won't you come down [02:19.47]Won't you come down [02:20.73]To Yarmouth town [02:22.17]Won't you come down [02:23.44]Won't you come down [02:24.90]Won't you come down [02:26.27]To Yarmouth town