The Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe-The Clancy Brothers

[ti:The Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe] [ar:The Clancy Brothers] [al:Irish Folk & St. Patrick's Classics] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe - The Clancy Brothers [00:19.11]Come all you lads and lasses and listen to me a while [00:23.58]And I'm sing for you a verse or two [00:25.67]Twill cause you all to smile [00:27.98]It's all about a fell young man [00:30.21]I'm going to tell you now [00:32.02]Oh you lately came a-courting number with [00:34.80]The maid of the sweet brown knowe [00:36.77]Said he 'my pretty fair maid [00:38.63]If you come along with me [00:40.92]We are both go after togeter [00:42.95]Banns and married we will be [00:45.46]We will join our hands in wedlock [00:47.24] [00:47.83]Banns by meeting to you now [00:49.56]And I'll do my best endeavours for [00:52.06]The maid of the sweet brown knowe [00:54.36]This fell and fickle young thing [00:56.69]She knew not what to say [00:58.99]Her eyes they shone like diamonds [01:01.57]And merrily bright did play [01:03.44]She said 'Young man you love so due [01:05.82]For I'm not just ready now [01:07.59]And I'll spend another season at [01:09.92]The foot of the sweet brown knowe [01:12.17]Says he 'My pretty fair maid oh can you answer say no [01:16.78]Look down in yonder valley where my crops do gently grow [01:21.17]Look down in yonder valley at my horses and my plough [01:24.69] [01:25.40]Oh answer their daily labour for [01:27.93]The maid of the sweet brown knowe [01:29.92]'If they're at their daily labour kind sir it's not for me [01:34.47]I've heard of your behaviour I have kind sir said she [01:38.96]'There is an inn where you call in I hear the people say [01:42.88]Where you rap and call and pay for all [01:45.45]And go home at the break of day [01:47.42] [02:04.89]'If I rap and call and pay for all the money it is my own [02:09.09]And I'll never spend your fortune for [02:11.45]I hear you have got none [02:13.44]You thought you had my poor heart won [02:15.91]By talking with me now [02:17.56]But I'll leave you where I found you at [02:20.02]The foot of the sweet brown knowe