The Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe-The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

[ti:The Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe] [ar:The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem] [al:Broken Colour] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.19]The Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe - The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem [00:03.17]Written by：Traditional [00:03.89] [00:18.54]Oh come all you lads and lassies and listen to [00:21.39]Me a while [00:22.86]And I'll sing for you a verse or two that [00:25.13]Will 'cause you all to smile [00:26.52] [00:27.39]It's all about a fair young man I'm going to [00:30.38]Tell you now [00:31.47]How he lately came acourtin' of the maid of the [00:34.67]Sweet brown know [00:36.02]Said he my pretty fair maid will you come along [00:39.45]With me [00:40.47]We'll both go off together and it's married we will [00:43.90]Be [00:44.12] [00:44.83]We'll join our hands in wedlock bands I'm speaking to [00:48.16]You now [00:49.04]And I'll do my best endeavor for the maid of [00:52.17]The sweet brown know [00:53.15] [00:53.72]This fair and fickle young thing she knew not what [00:57.32]To say [00:58.35]Her eyes did shine like silver bright and merrily did [01:01.89]Play [01:02.87]She said young man your love's subdued for I'm not [01:05.88]Ready now [01:06.52] [01:07.03]And I'll spend another season at the foot of the [01:10.20]Sweet brown know [01:11.60]Said he my pretty fair maid how can you answer [01:15.35]So [01:16.11]Look down on yonder valley where my verdant crops do [01:19.66]Grow [01:20.55]Look down on yonder valley where my horses men and plow [01:24.77]Are at their daily labor for the maid of the [01:28.12]Sweet brown know [01:28.69] [01:29.29]If they're at their daily labor kind Sir it is [01:32.60]Not for me [01:33.76]For I've heard of your behavior I have indeed [01:37.12]Said she [01:37.48] [01:38.17]There is an inn where you call in I've heard [01:41.01]The people say [01:42.46]Where you rap and you call and you pay for [01:44.63]All and go home at the break of day [01:46.59] [02:04.11]If I rap and I call and I pay for [02:06.31]All the money it is my own [02:08.55]And I'll never spend your fortune for I hear that [02:11.65]You have none [02:13.01]You thought you had me poor heart broke talking with [02:16.32]Me now [02:17.09]But I'll leave you where I found you at the [02:19.81]Foot of the sweet brown know