A Lusty Young Smith-Ed McCurdy

[ti:A Lusty Young Smith] [ar:Ed McCurdy] [al:When Dalliance Was In Flower] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Lusty Young Smith - Ed McCurdy [00:07.95]A lusty young smith at his vice stood a filing [00:11.08]His hammer laid by but his forge still a glow [00:15.25]When to him a buxom young damsel came smiling [00:18.58]And asked if to work in her forge he would go [00:22.73]With a jingle bang jingle bang jingle bang jingle [00:25.91]With a jingle bang jingle bang jingle high ho [00:29.66] [00:37.38]I will said the smith and they went off together [00:40.70]Along to the young damsel's forge they did go [00:44.07] [00:44.62]They stripped to go to it [00:46.35]Was hot work and hot weather [00:48.06]She kindled a fire and she soon made him blow [00:52.16]With a jingle bang jingle bang jingle bang jingle [00:55.46]With a jingle bang jingle bang jingle high ho [00:59.52] [01:06.91]Her husband she said no good work could afford her [01:09.96]His strength and his tools were worn out long ago [01:14.02]The smith said Well mine are in very good order [01:17.33]And now I am ready my skill for to show [01:21.68]With a jingle bang jingle bang jingle bang jingle [01:24.82]With a jingle bang jingle bang jingle high ho [01:28.67] [01:36.62]Red hot grew his iron as both did desire [01:39.73]And he was too wise not to strike while was so [01:43.91]Quoth she What I get I get out of the fire [01:47.33]Then prithee strike home and redouble the blow [01:51.08] [01:51.60]With a jingle bang jingle bang jingle bang jingle [01:54.79]With a jingle bang jingle bang jingle high ho [01:58.73] [02:06.33]Six times did his iron by vigorous heating [02:09.62]Grow soft in her forge in a minute or so [02:13.08] [02:13.76]And often was hardened still beating and beating [02:16.95]But the more it was softened it hardened more slow [02:21.21]With a jingle bang jingle bang jingle bang jingle [02:24.25]With a jingle bang jingle bang jingle high ho [02:28.39] [02:35.81]The smith rose to go quoth the dame full of sorrow: [02:38.91]Oh what would I give could my husband do so [02:43.18]Good lad with your hammer come hither tomorrow [02:46.30]But pray could you use it once more ere you go [02:50.38]With a jingle bang jingle bang jingle bang jingle [02:53.72]With a jingle bang jingle bang jingle high ho