Tam Lin(Child 39)-Anaïs Mitchell/Jefferson Hamer

[ti:Tam Lin (Child 39)] [ar:Anais Mitchell/Jefferson Hamer] [al:Child Ballads] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Tam Lin(Child 39) - Anaïs Mitchell/Jefferson Hamer [00:21.36]Janet sits in her lonely room [00:23.53] [00:24.24]Sewing a silken seam [00:26.28] [00:26.83]And looking out on Carterhaugh [00:28.74] [00:29.33]Among the roses green [00:31.78]And Janet sits in her lonely bower [00:34.19]Sewing a silken thread [00:36.74]And longed to be in Carterhaugh [00:39.14] [00:39.77]Among the roses red [00:43.16] [00:44.40]She's let the seam fall at her heel [00:47.15]The needle to her toe [00:48.82] [00:49.58]And she has gone to Carterhaugh [00:51.82] [00:52.61]As fast as she can go [00:54.89]She hadn't pulled a rose a rose [00:57.34]A rose but only one [00:59.78]When then appeared him young Tamlin says [01:03.23]Lady let alone [01:05.20]What makes you pull the rose the rose [01:07.57]What makes you break the tree [01:10.18]What makes you come to Carterhaugh [01:12.37] [01:13.23]Without the leave of me [01:16.15] [01:17.79]But Carterhaugh is not your own [01:20.52]Roses there are many [01:22.86]I'll come and go all as I please [01:25.49]And not ask leave of any [01:27.96]And he has took her by the hand [01:30.74]Took her by the sleeve [01:32.43] [01:33.26]And he has laid this lady down [01:35.54] [01:36.26]Among the roses green [01:38.69]And he has took her by the arm [01:41.01]Took her by the hem [01:42.59] [01:43.22]And he has laid this lady down [01:45.58] [01:46.23]Among the roses red [01:49.82] [02:09.32]There's four and twenty ladies fair [02:12.14]Sewing at the silk [02:13.61] [02:14.48]And Janet goes among them all [02:16.86] [02:17.48]Her face as pale as milk [02:19.68]And four and twenty gentlemen [02:22.30]Playing at the chess [02:23.98] [02:24.78]And Janet goes among them all [02:27.01] [02:27.66]As green as any glass [02:29.76] [02:30.26]Then up and spoke her father [02:31.72] [02:32.96]He's spoken meek and mild [02:35.22]Oh alas my daughter [02:37.10] [02:37.98]I fear you go with child [02:40.33]And is it to a man of might [02:42.67]Or to a man of means [02:44.24] [02:45.03]Or who among my gentlemen [02:47.36] [02:48.11]Shall give the babe his name [02:51.00] [02:52.63]Oh father if I go with child [02:55.19] [02:55.87]This much to you I'll tell [02:57.98]There's none among your gentlemen [03:00.34] [03:00.94]That I would treat so well [03:03.16]And father if I go with child [03:05.65]I must bear the blame [03:07.91]There's none among your gentlemen [03:10.32] [03:10.97]Shall give the babe his name [03:13.80] [03:15.56]She's let the seam fall at her hell [03:18.34]The needle to her toe [03:20.06] [03:20.65]And she has gone to Carterhaugh [03:23.09] [03:23.79]As fast as she could go [03:26.13]And she is down among the weeds [03:28.60]Down among the thorn [03:30.38] [03:31.01]When then appeared Tamlin again [03:33.18] [03:33.88]Says lady pull no more [03:36.34]What makes you pull the poison rose [03:39.08]What makes you break the tree [03:41.24]What makes you harm the little babe [03:43.77]That I have got with thee [03:46.06]Oh I will pull the rose Tamlin [03:49.09]I will break the tree [03:50.92] [03:51.55]But I'll not bear the little babe [03:54.13]That you have got with me [03:56.89]If he were to a gentleman [03:59.27]And not a wild shade [04:01.09] [04:01.72]I'd rock him all the winter's night [04:04.07] [04:04.76]And all the summer's day [04:08.20] [04:27.37]Then take me back into your arms [04:30.12]If you my love would win [04:31.86] [04:32.59]And hold me tight and fear me not [04:34.97] [04:35.68]I'll be a gentleman [04:37.90]But first I'll change all in your arms [04:40.18] [04:40.93]Into a wild wolf [04:43.04]But hold me tight and fear me not [04:45.45] [04:46.06]I am your own true love [04:48.37]And then I'll change all in your arms [04:50.77] [04:51.27]Into a wild bear [04:53.34]But hold me tight and fear me not [04:55.75] [04:56.32]I am your husband dear [04:58.77]And then I'll change all in your arms [05:00.84] [05:01.44]Into a lion bold [05:03.61]But hold me tight and fear me not [05:06.07]And you will love your child [05:09.02] [05:11.12]At first he changed all in her arms [05:13.75] [05:14.30]Into a wild wolf [05:16.45]She held him tight and feared him not [05:19.38]He was her own true love [05:21.81]And then he changed all in her arms [05:24.64]Into a wild bear [05:26.78]She held him tight and feared him not [05:29.16] [05:29.74]He was her husband dear [05:32.29]And then he changed all in her arms [05:34.33] [05:35.00]Into a lion bold [05:37.14]She held him tight and feared him not [05:39.73]The father of her child [05:42.59] [05:45.01]And then he changed all in her arms [05:47.69] [05:48.27]Into a naked man [05:50.48]She's wrapped him in her coat so warm [05:52.57] [05:53.19]And she has brought him home