Matty Groves-Fairport Convention

[ti:Matty Groves] [ar:Fairport Convention] [al:Chronicles] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Matty Groves (马蒂·格罗夫斯) - Fairport Convention (公平港口大会) [00:19.93]A holiday a holiday [00:22.36]And the first one of the year [00:25.11]Lord Donald's wife came into the church [00:27.99]The Gospel for to hear [00:30.35]And when the meeting it was done [00:33.03]She cast her eyes about [00:35.65]And there she saw little Matty Groves [00:38.65]Walking in the crowd [00:40.83]"Come home with me little Matty Groves [00:43.72]Come home with me tonight [00:46.23]Come home with me little Matty Groves [00:49.18]And sleep with me 'til light" [00:51.49]"Oh I can't come home I won't come home [00:54.29]And sleep with you tonight [00:56.85]By the rings on your fingers I can tell [00:59.67]You are Lord Donald's wife" [01:02.35]"What if I am Lord Donald's wife [01:05.03]Lord Donald's not at home [01:07.71]He is out in the far cornfields [01:10.64]Bringing the yearlings home" [01:13.51] [01:23.38]And a servant who was standing by [01:26.63]And hearing what was said [01:28.94]He swore Lord Donald he would know [01:31.80]Before the sun would set [01:34.24]And in his hurry to carry the news [01:37.05]He bent his breast and ran [01:39.68]And when he came to the broad mill stream [01:42.55]He took off his shoes and swam [01:45.81] [01:55.95]Little Matty Groves he lay down [01:58.76]And took a little sleep [02:00.89]When he awoke Lord Donald [02:03.00] [02:03.55]Was standing at his feet [02:06.11]Saying "How do you like my feather bed [02:08.79]And how do you like my sheets [02:11.31]How do you like my lady [02:14.01]Who lies in your arms asleep " [02:16.38]"Oh well I like your feather bed [02:19.13]And well I like your sheets [02:21.81]But better I like your lady wife [02:24.61]Who lies in my arms asleep" [02:26.81]"Well get up Get up " Lord Donald cried [02:30.18]"Get up as quick as you can [02:32.27]It'll never be said in fair England [02:35.13]I slew a naked man" [02:37.51]"Oh I can't get up I won't get up [02:40.57]I can't get up for my life [02:43.00]For you have two long beaten swords [02:45.75]And I not a pocket knife" [02:47.86]"Well it's true I have two beaten swords [02:51.05]And they cost me deep in the purse [02:53.73]But you will have the better of them [02:56.35]And I will have the worse [02:58.57]"And you will strike the very first blow [03:01.57]And strike it like a man [03:03.82] [03:04.53]I will strike the very next blow [03:06.74]And I'll kill you if I can" [03:09.87] [03:19.97]So Matty struck the very first blow [03:22.73]And he hurt Lord Donald sore [03:25.28]Lord Donald struck the very next blow [03:27.90]And Matty struck no more [03:30.20]And then Lord Donald he took his wife [03:33.26]And he sat her upon his knee [03:35.38]Saying "Who do you like the best of us [03:38.46]Matty Groves or me " [03:40.92]And then up spoke his own dear wife [03:43.80]Never heard to speak so free [03:45.99]"I'd rather a kiss from dead Matty's lips [03:49.01]Than you or your finery" [03:51.19] [04:02.73]Lord Donald he jumped up [04:04.49]And loudly he did bawl [04:07.10]He struck his wife right through the heart [04:09.84]And pinned her against the wall [04:12.34]"A grave a grave " Lord Donald cried [04:15.16]"To put these lovers in [04:17.53]But bury my lady at the top [04:20.24]For she was of noble kin "