Tamlin-Current 93

[ti:Tamlin] [ar:Current 93] [al:Sixsixsix Sicksicksick(2004)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Tamlin - Current 93 [00:01.61]Lady margaret lady margaret [00:03.48]Was sowing at the seam [00:06.04]She's all dressed in black [00:08.24] [00:09.94]And a thought came in her head to roam in the woods [00:14.69]To pull flowers to flower her hat my boys [00:18.09] [00:19.10]To pull flowers to flower her hat [00:22.42]So she hoisted up her petticoats a bit above the knee [00:27.43]And so nimbly she ran over the ground [00:30.84] [00:32.40]And when she came to the merrygreen woods [00:35.50] [00:36.49]She pulled those branches down my boys [00:40.34] [00:41.65]She pulled those branches down [00:43.74] [00:45.12]Suddenly she spied a fine young man [00:49.53]He's standing by a tree [00:53.28] [00:54.24]He says how dare you pull those branches down [00:58.36] [00:59.04]Without the leave of me my dear [01:02.66] [01:03.98]Without the leave of me [01:06.12] [01:07.31]Well she says this little wood it is my very own [01:11.97]My father gave it to me [01:15.99] [01:17.25]I can pull these branches down without the leave of thee young man [01:25.10] [01:26.22]Oh without the leave of thee [01:28.72] [01:29.78]And he took a by the milk-white hand [01:34.05] [01:34.67]And by the grass-green sleeve [01:38.31] [01:39.56]He pulled her down at the foot of the bush [01:42.60] [01:43.66]He never once asked her leave my boys [01:47.48] [01:48.48]Oh he never once asked her leave [01:51.25] [01:52.64]And when it was done she twisted about [01:56.25] [01:56.88]To ask her true love's name [02:00.88] [02:02.32]But she nothing saw [02:04.32]She nothing heard [02:05.56] [02:06.44]And all the woods grew dim [02:09.07] [02:11.01]And all the woods grew dim [02:13.69] [02:27.17]There's four and twenty ladies all in the land [02:31.29] [02:31.85]And they're all playing a chess [02:34.97] [02:36.48]Except it was the lady margaret [02:39.30] [02:40.74]And she's green as any glass my boys [02:44.61] [02:45.43]Oh she's green as any glass [02:48.18] [02:49.30]And these four-and-twenty ladies all in the land [02:54.07]Grow as red any rose [02:57.65] [02:59.02]Except the lady margaret she's pale and wan my boys [03:05.95] [03:07.07]Oh pale and wan she goes [03:10.58] [03:11.96]Up then spoke the little serving girl [03:16.20]She lifted her hand and smiled [03:20.32] [03:20.94]She said i think my lady's loved too long [03:24.91] [03:25.92]And now she goes with child my dears [03:29.10] [03:30.35]Oh and now she goes with child [03:32.98] [03:34.42]Up then spoke the second serving girl [03:38.23]Oh ever and alas says she [03:42.35] [03:43.37]That i think i know a herb in the merry green wood [03:47.67] [03:48.22]That'll twine thy baby from thee [03:51.73] [03:52.61]It'll rip off thy babe from thee [03:55.56] [03:56.43]So lady margaret she got herself a comb [04:01.05]She made haste to comb her hair [04:04.68] [04:05.49]And then she's away to the merry green woods [04:09.48] [04:10.61]As fast as she can tear my boys [04:14.01] [04:15.20]As fast as she can tear [04:17.63]And she hadn't pulled in the merry green woods [04:23.16] [04:24.11]A herb that barely won [04:27.12] [04:28.52]When by her stands the young tamlin [04:32.63]He says margaret leave it alone [04:36.63] [04:37.27]Oh margaret leave it alone [04:40.42] [04:41.55]Why do you pull that bitter little herb [04:45.38] [04:46.33]That herb that grows so grey [04:50.63] [04:51.32]For to destroy that fine young baby that we got in our play my dear [04:58.75] [04:59.31]Oh that we got in our play [05:02.43] [05:03.49]Well come tell me now young tamling says she [05:08.70]If an earthly man you be [05:13.83]I tell you no lies says young tamlin [05:17.15] [05:17.84]I was christined as good as thee [05:21.05] [05:22.10]I was christined as good as thee [05:24.93] [05:25.98]But as i rode a-hunting on a bitter bitter night [05:30.25] [05:31.62]It was from my horse i fell [05:35.45] [05:36.01]And the queen of elvin she caught me [05:39.05] [05:39.81]Into yonder green hill to dwell [05:43.67] [05:44.43]Oh into yonder green hill to dwell [05:47.23] [05:48.29]But tonight is halloween lady [05:50.92] [05:53.29]The elvin caught will ride [05:57.31] [05:58.00]And if you would your true love win [06:01.31] [06:02.18]By the millbridge you must hide my dears [06:05.84] [06:06.78]By the millbridge you must hide [06:10.11] [06:10.86]And first will run the black horse [06:13.43]Then will the brown [06:15.13] [06:16.19]And then will run the white [06:19.21] [06:20.14]You hold him fast you fear him not [06:23.47] [06:24.41]For he's the father of your child my love [06:27.92] [06:29.18]He's the father of your child [06:31.99] [06:33.18]They'll turn me on in your arms lady into many a beasts so wild [06:41.48] [06:42.49]But you hold them fast you fear no ill [06:46.13] [06:46.94]It's the father of your child my love [06:51.58]It's the father of your child [06:54.10] [07:05.10]So lady margaret she gets herself a comb [07:09.24] [07:10.18]She made haste to comb her hair [07:12.99] [07:14.43]Then she's away to the old millbrdige [07:17.87] [07:19.12]As fast as she could tear my boys [07:22.49] [07:23.25]As fast as she could tear [07:26.37] [07:27.38]And about the dead hour of the night she heard the bridles ring [07:35.70] [07:37.46]Oh my boys she had her heart more than any earthly thing it did [07:44.71] [07:45.84]More than any earthly thing [07:48.29] [07:49.99]And first run the black horse [07:51.93] [07:52.80]Then the brown [07:54.08] [07:54.84]And then raced by the white [07:58.40] [07:59.21]Well she held it fast she feared it not [08:03.40]For it's the father of her child [08:06.91] [08:07.92]It's the father of her child [08:11.31] [08:11.99]The thunderoll across the sky [08:16.75] [08:17.50]The stars blazed bright as day [08:21.84] [08:22.51]The queen of elvin gave a thrilling cry [08:26.71]Tamlin's away brave boys [08:30.96]Brave tamlin's away [08:34.43]The very first thing they turned him into [08:39.08]Is a lion that runs so wild [08:43.59] [08:44.46]But she held him fast she feared him not [08:48.29]He's the father of her child my boys [08:52.78]He's the father of her child [08:55.96] [08:56.71]And the very next thing they turned him into [09:01.30] [09:01.85]It was a loathsome snake [09:05.64] [09:06.52]He says hold me fast fear me not [09:09.80] [09:10.34]For i'm one of god's own make my love [09:15.28]Oh i'm one of god's own make [09:18.24] [09:19.11]And again they changed him all in her arms [09:24.05] [09:24.61]To a red-hot bar of iron [09:28.75]But she held it fast she feared it not [09:33.44]It did to her no harm [09:37.19] [09:37.94]It did to her no harm [09:40.50] [09:41.94]And the very last thing they changed him into [09:46.27]Was like any naked man [09:50.49] [09:51.36]She flung her mantle over him [09:54.63] [09:55.20]She cried my love i've won i've won [10:00.19]She cried my love i've won [10:02.57] [10:05.78]But the queen of elvin she called for a bush [10:09.91] [10:10.60]She's red as any blood [10:12.72] [10:14.41]I should have taken out your eyes tamlin [10:18.00] [10:18.69]And put in two eyes of wood [10:21.27] [10:22.79]And put in two eyes of wood