The Blind Harper-Kate Rusby

[ti:The Blind Harper] [ar:Kate Rusby] [al:Underneath The Stars] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Blind Harper - Kate Rusby [00:06.79]Have you heard of the blind harper [00:09.11]Now he lived in Hogmaven town [00:12.36]He went down to fair England [00:15.04]To steal King Henry's wanton Brown [00:18.29]First he went unto his wife [00:20.86]With all the haste as go could he [00:23.73]This work he said will never go well [00:26.67]Without the help of our good grey mare [00:30.92]Said she you take the good grey mare [00:33.55]She'll run o'er hills both low and high [00:36.86]Go take the halter in your hose [00:39.17]And leave the foal at home with me [00:42.73]He's up and went to England gone [00:45.05]He went as fast as go could he [00:48.05]And when he got to Carlisle gates [00:50.86]Who should be there but King Henry [00:55.36]Come in come in you blind harper [00:57.92]And of your music let me hear [01:01.11]But up and said the blind harper [01:03.36]I'd rather have a stable for my mare [01:08.04]The king looked over his left shoulder [01:10.23]And he said unto his stable groom [01:13.04]Go take the poor blind harper's mare [01:15.98]And put her beside my wanton brown [01:20.79] [01:40.88]Then he's harped and then he sang [01:43.01]Til he played them all so sound asleep [01:45.07] [01:46.25]And quietly he took off his shoes [01:49.00]And down the stairs he did creep [01:53.49]Straight to the stable door he's gone [01:55.87]With a tread so light as light could be [01:59.12]When he opened and went in [02:01.56]He found thirty steeds and three [02:06.18]He took the halter from his horse [02:08.50]And from his purse he did not fail [02:11.31]He slipped it over the wanton's nose [02:13.99]And tied it to the grey mare's tail [02:18.56]Then he let her loose at the castle gates [02:20.93]She didn't fail to find her way [02:23.87]She went back to her own colt foal [02:26.62]Three long hours before the day [02:31.12]Then in the morning at fair daylight [02:33.44]When they had ended all their cheer [02:36.62]Behold the wantong brown had gone [02:39.18]So had the poor blind harper's mare [02:43.49]Oh Alas said the blind harper [02:45.99]Ever als that I came here [02:48.99]In Scotland I've got a little colt foal [02:51.87]In England they stole my good grey mare [02:55.93] [03:06.36]Hold your tongue said King Henry [03:08.74]And all your mournings let them be [03:11.74]You shall get a far better mare [03:14.43]And well paid shall our colt foal be [03:18.99]Again he harped and again he sang [03:21.30]The sweetest music he let them hear [03:24.30]He was paid for a foal that he never lost [03:27.24]And three times worth the good grey mare [03:30.85] [03:38.29]He was paid for a foal that he never lost [03:40.79]And three times worth the good grey mare