The Maid and the Palmer-Brass Monkey/John Kirkpatrick/Martin Carthy

[ti:The Maid And The Palmer] [ar:Brass Monkey] [al:The Complete Brass Monkey] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Maid And The Palmer - Brass Monkey/Martin Carthy/John Kirkpatrick [00:22.69]Oh the maid went down to the well for to wash [00:25.06]And the dew fell down from her snow-white flesh [00:27.59]The dew fell down from her snow-white flesh [00:30.24]As the sun shone down so early [00:32.53] [00:35.38]And as she washed and as she wrung [00:37.77]She hung them out on the hazel wand [00:40.20]She hung them out on the hazel wand [00:42.78]And by there came a palmer man [00:45.50] [00:49.84]Oh God speed you Old Man she cries [00:52.46]God speed you you pretty fair maid [00:55.08]God speed you you pretty fair maid [00:57.74]As the sun shines down so early [01:00.67] [01:02.38]You got a cup have you got a can [01:04.76]Can you give a drink to a palmer man [01:07.45]Can you give a drink to a palmer man [01:09.83]As the sun shines down so early [01:12.37] [01:34.49]Oh I've no cup and I've no can [01:37.10]And I cannot give a drink to a palmer man [01:39.61]And I cannot give a drink to a palmer man [01:42.06]As the sun shines down so early [01:44.34] [01:47.52]You lie you lie you are forsworn [01:49.67]For if your true love came from Rome [01:52.09]Then a cup a can you'd find for him [01:54.75]As the sun shines down so early [01:57.53] [02:02.15]Now she swore by God and the good St John [02:04.88]Truelover she had never a one [02:07.68]Truelover she had never a one [02:10.25]As the sun shines down so early [02:12.54] [02:15.61]You lie you lie you are forsworn [02:17.76]For nine children you have born [02:20.35]For nine children you have born [02:23.07]As the sun shines down so early [02:25.90] [02:30.27]Oh there's three of them lying under your bed-head [02:33.09]Three of them under the hearth are laid [02:35.70]Three of them under the hearth are laid [02:38.12]As the sun shines down so early [02:40.72]Three more laying on yonder green [02:43.00]Count fair maid for that makes nine [02:45.76]Count fair maid for that makes nine [02:48.29]As the sun shines down so early [02:51.46] [03:55.86]Palmer oh Palmer do tell me [03:57.97]Penance that you will give to me [04:00.46]Penance that you will give to me [04:03.05]As the sun shines down so early [04:05.19] [04:08.24]Penance I will give thee none [04:10.22]But seven years as a stepping stone [04:12.84]But seven years as a stepping stone [04:15.23]As the sun shines down so early [04:17.53] [04:20.27]Seven more as a clapper to ring in the bell [04:22.67]Seven to run from the apes of hell [04:25.16]Seven to run from the apes of hell [04:27.65]As the sun shines down so early [04:31.05] [04:36.13]Welcome welcome stepping stone [04:38.79]Welcome clapper in the bell to ring [04:41.19]Welcome clapper in the bell to ring [04:43.66]As the sun shines down so early [04:47.12] [04:48.90]Welcome stone welcome bell [04:51.08]Christ keep me from the apes of hell [04:53.46]Christ keep me from the apes of hell [04:55.62]As the sun shines down so early