The Ploughboy's Dream-Gryphon

[ti:The Ploughboy's Dream] [ar:Gryphon] [al:The Best Of Folk] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.58]The Ploughboy's Dream - Gryphon [00:01.27]Written by：Traditional/David Oberle [00:02.30] [00:22.73]I am a ploughboy stout and strong as ever drove a team [00:28.76] [00:29.75]And three years since as I lay a bed I had a dreadful dream [00:35.64] [00:36.51]I dreamt I drove my master's team three horses travelled far [00:42.24] [00:42.92]Before a stiff and armoured plough as all my masters are [00:48.86] [00:52.45]I found the ground was baked so hard twas more like bricks than clay [00:57.68] [00:58.55]I could not cut my furrow through nor would my beasts obey [01:03.74] [01:04.70]The more I whipped and slashed and swore the less my horses tried [01:10.23] [01:11.04]Dobbin lay down and belle and star ignored my threats and cries [01:16.74] [01:23.01]Till low above me appeared a youth he seemed to hang in air [01:27.19] [01:28.39]And all around a dazzling light which made my eyes to stare [01:33.05] [01:33.88]Give over cruel wretch he cried do not thy beasts abuse [01:38.53] [01:39.20]Think if the ground was not so hard they would their work refuse [01:43.93] [01:44.76]Besides I heard thee curse and swear as if dumb beasts could know [01:49.29] [01:50.11]Just what your oaths and cursing meant it's better far than gold [01:54.86] [01:55.44]That you should know that there is one who knows thy sins full well [02:00.21] [02:00.82]And what shall be thy after doom another shall thee tell [02:05.70] [02:10.45]No more he said but light as air he vanished from my sight [02:14.72] [02:15.40]And with him went the sun's bright beams twas all as dark as night [02:20.52]The thunder roared from underground the earth it seemed to gape [02:25.01] [02:25.61]Blue flames broke forth and in those flames appeared an awful shape [02:30.30] [02:35.81]I soon shall call thee mine he cried with a voice so clear and deep [02:40.43] [02:41.11]And quivering like an Aspen leaf I woke out of my sleep [02:46.38]So ponder well you ploughboys all this dream that I have told [02:51.75]And if the work goes hard with you its worth your wage in gold