Pretty Saro-Shirley Collins

[ti:Pretty Saro] [ar:Shirley Collins] [al:Sweet England] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.10]Pretty Saro - Shirley Collins [00:00.20]Written by：Davy Graham [00:00.43]I came to this country [00:04.15]In eighteen forty nine [00:06.63] [00:07.78]I saw many true loves [00:11.44]But never saw mine [00:14.08] [00:15.13]I viewed all around me [00:18.76]And I am alone [00:21.57] [00:22.48]And me a poor soldier [00:26.25]And far from my home [00:29.45] [00:31.18]It's not the long journey [00:34.01]I'm dreadin' to go [00:36.65] [00:37.29]Nor leavin' the country [00:40.43]For the deads that I owe [00:43.17] [00:43.85]There is nothing that grieves me [00:47.54] [00:48.25]Nor troubles my mind [00:51.26] [00:52.26]Like leavin' pretty Saro [00:55.60]My darlin' behind [00:58.70] [01:00.49]I wish I was a poet [01:03.35]And could write a fine hand [01:06.36] [01:07.27]I'd write my love a letter [01:09.54] [01:10.11]That she might understand [01:13.35] [01:14.32]I'd send it by the island [01:17.54] [01:18.06]Where them waters overflow [01:21.59] [01:22.54]I'd think on pretty Saro [01:26.07]Wherever I go [01:28.89] [01:30.94]Farewell my dear father [01:33.82]Likewise mother too [01:36.78] [01:37.63]I'm going for to ramble [01:41.14]This country all through [01:43.83] [01:45.18]And when I get tired [01:48.74]I'll sit down and cry [01:51.96] [01:52.64]And think on pretty Saro [01:56.66] [01:57.23]With tears in my eye