Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe-The Dubliners

[ti:Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:The Dubliners] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe - The Dubliners [00:06.33]Come all you lads and lassies [00:09.04]And listen to me a while [00:11.01]I'll sing to you a verse or two [00:13.23] [00:13.85]That will surely make you smile [00:15.36]Concerning a young man I'm going to tell you now [00:18.80] [00:19.66]Who has lately come a-courting [00:21.10] [00:21.92]The maid of the sweet brow nknowe [00:23.54] [00:24.06]This young man says: [00:25.34]'My pretty maid will ye come along with me [00:27.76] [00:28.27]We'll both fly off together [00:29.94]And happy we will be [00:31.51]We'll join our hands in wedlock bands [00:34.57]As I am speaking with you now [00:36.68]And I'll do my best endeavour for [00:38.56]The maid of the sweet brown knowe' [00:41.23] [00:44.94]This fair and fickle young thing [00:47.28]She knew not what to say [00:49.60]Her eyes did shine like diamonds bright [00:51.52]And merrily did play [00:52.90] [00:53.46]She says: 'Young man your love subdued [00:54.98]For I'm not ready now [00:56.60] [00:57.30]And I'll spend another season [00:58.37]At the foot of the sweet brown knowe' [01:00.98] [01:01.59]The young man said: 'My pretty maid [01:03.94] [01:04.73]How can you answer so [01:06.08]See down in yonder valley [01:07.66]Where my crops do gently grow [01:09.33] [01:10.03]Down in yonder valley [01:11.41]I have horses men and plough [01:14.02]And they're at their daily labour [01:15.46]For the maid of the sweet brown knowe' [01:17.39] [01:18.28]'If they're at their daily labour [01:23.58]Kind Sir it's not for me [01:25.58] [01:26.30]I've heard of your behaviour [01:27.95] [01:28.52]I have indeed' said she [01:29.80] [01:30.48]'There is an inn where you call in [01:33.17] [01:33.83]I've heard the people say [01:35.01]And you rap and you call and you pay for all [01:37.13]And go home at the break of day' [01:38.65]'If I rap and call and I pay for all [01:40.64]The money is all my own [01:41.85]I will never spend your fortune [01:43.96]For I hear that you've got none [01:45.85]You've thought you had my poor heart broken [01:48.97]By meeting with ye now [01:50.53]But I leave you where I found you [01:52.50]At the foot of the sweet brown knowe'