Brother of Penryn-Seth Lakeman

[ti:Brother of Penryn] [ar:Seth Lakeman] [al:Tales From The Barrel House] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Brother of Penryn - Seth Lakeman [00:16.51]The rain it taps upon the door the night is dark and grim [00:20.41] [00:21.67]This lonely daughter sits at home so pretty and so trim [00:25.66] [00:26.71]Sir my father is in bed and my mother is in show [00:30.66] [00:31.83]I fear I cannot let you in although your voice I know [00:36.13] [00:37.34]I am your brother roving mike the one you loved so dear [00:41.53] [00:42.67]Who ran away to sea to join the dashing buccaneers [00:46.52] [00:47.93]Now my fortunes have been made returning to penryn [00:52.11] [00:52.91]I hear my fathers wealth has gone hes a poor man once again [00:57.28] [01:09.31]You shall tell your story in the morning brother mine [01:13.14] [01:14.25]Come into the guest room now and sleep in linen fine [01:18.39] [01:19.48]Father will forgive me for I let no stranger in [01:23.76] [01:24.62]You've come to mend misfortunes in the lives of old penryn [01:29.16] [01:30.25]In the morn the father woke before the birds had left [01:34.24] [01:35.28]He saw the bags of gold belonging to his unknown guest [01:39.58] [01:40.65]Wife here lies the cure to all the sorrows we have seen [01:44.86] [01:45.74]If our daughter marries well a rich man lies within [01:50.17] [02:01.93]Husband if she marries still the gold to him belongs [02:05.78] [02:06.92]Kill him we must steal the bag and tell her he has gone [02:11.13] [02:12.18]She crept into the silent room where lay our precious guest [02:16.43] [02:17.56]Quickly in the darkness put a dagger to his chest [02:21.64] [02:22.86]Jane awoke to hear her father weeping for his son [02:26.96] [02:28.02]He cried out loud damn you wife youll pay for what you've done [02:32.71] [02:33.29]Penryns son now lies here dead and he slays his wicked wife [02:37.83] [02:38.52]As the daughter runs to the room he falls upon his knife [02:42.67] [02:54.54]So my friends come take this warning from this mothers deed [02:58.56] [02:59.65]Treasure most the things you love not the things you need [03:03.93] [03:05.15]Learn a lesson from this tale I have humbly told [03:09.25] [03:10.21]Remember life itself is sweeter than diamonds pearls or gold