Sweet England-Shirley Collins

[ti:Sweet England] [ar:Shirley Collins] [al:Sweet England] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Sweet England - Shirley Collins [00:15.69]As I was a walking one morning in spring [00:21.26] [00:21.94]To hear the larks whistle and the gully birds sing [00:27.64] [00:28.41]I heard a sweet maiden a making a moan [00:33.87] [00:34.84]But alas I'm a stranger a long way from home [00:40.35] [00:49.99]I came from Sweet England with my mother and dad [00:55.21] [00:56.17]And I thought in america all could be had [01:01.26] [01:02.50]Of gold and of silver and acres galore [01:08.79]And I'll never meet hunger and poverty more [01:14.28] [01:21.29]But alas for Sweet England my father is dead [01:26.56] [01:27.41]And my mother can learn but there's little for bread [01:33.14]And I dream as I gaze o'er the far distant [01:37.59]Main [01:39.43]For a fine ship to take me to england again [01:45.39] [01:54.89]And the aunt's in the country and she loves me [01:59.00]Amain [02:01.07]She look at and love me as I where her [02:06.60] [02:07.59]And nurse her in sickness and tend to her pain [02:13.36]And thank god I was back in Sweet England again [02:19.49]And it's so to be back in Sweet England again