The Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe-The Clancy Brothers

[ti:The Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe] [ar:The Clancy Brothers] [al:The Parting Glass] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe - The Clancy Brothers [00:19.00]Come all you lads and lasses and listen to me a while [00:23.28]And I'm sing for you a verse or two [00:25.43]Twill 'cause you all to smile [00:27.71]It's all about a fell young man [00:29.89]I'm going to tell you now [00:31.82]Oh you lately came a-courting number with [00:34.39]The maid of the sweet brown knowe [00:36.41]Said he my pretty fair maid [00:38.61]If you come along with me [00:40.83]We are both go after togeter [00:42.77]Banns and married we will be [00:45.24]We will join our hands in wedlock [00:47.09]Banns by meeting to you now [00:49.34]And I'll do my best endeavours for [00:51.83]The maid of the sweet brown knowe [00:54.16]This fell and fickle young thing [00:56.33]She knew not what to say [00:58.65]Her eyes they shone like silver bright [01:00.91]And merrily did play [01:03.18]She said young man you love so due [01:05.41]For I'm not ready now [01:07.33]And I'll spend another season at [01:09.75]The foot of the sweet brown knowe [01:12.02]Says he my pretty fair maid oh can you answer say [01:16.50]Look down in yonder valley where my verdant crops do grow [01:20.91]Look down in yonder valley at my horses and my plough [01:25.15]Oh answer their daily labour for [01:27.66]The maid of the sweet brown knowe [01:29.76]If they're at their daily labour kind sir it's not for me [01:34.14]I've heard of your behaviour I have kind sir said she [01:38.72]There is an inn where you call in I hear the people say [01:42.75]Where you rap and call and pay for all [01:45.18]And go home at the break of day [01:47.00] [02:04.57]If I rap and call and pay for all the money it is my own [02:08.90]And I'll never spend your fortune for [02:11.04]I hear you have got none [02:13.31]You thought you had my poor heart [02:15.29]Broken talking with me now [02:17.38]But I'll leave you where I found you at [02:19.86]The foot of the sweet brown knowe