Matty Groves-Fiddler's Green

[ti:Matty Groves] [ar:Fiddler's Green] [al:On And On] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.41]Matty Groves - Fiddler's Green [00:01.78]Written by：Traditional [00:02.59] [00:13.78]A holiday a holiday [00:15.41]The first one of the year [00:17.16]Lord Arnold's wife came into the Church [00:18.80]The gospel for to hear [00:20.46]And when the meeting it was done [00:22.20]She cast her eyes about [00:23.82]And there she saw little matty groves [00:25.57]Walking in the crowd [00:27.20]Come home with me [00:28.09]Little matty groves [00:28.87]Come home with me tonight [00:30.61]Come home with me little matty groves [00:32.23]And sleep with me till light [00:33.87]Oh I can't come home and I won't go home [00:35.59]And sleep with you tonight [00:37.27]By the rings on your fingers I can see [00:38.91]That you are my master's wife [00:40.33] [00:43.98]And what if I'm lord Arnold's wife [00:45.69]For he is not at home [00:47.55]He is out in the far country [00:49.13]Bringing the yearlings home [00:50.65]So little matty groves he lay down [00:52.36]And took a little sleep [00:54.04]When he awoke lord Arnold [00:55.51]He was standing by his feet [00:57.14]Saying how do you like my feather bed [00:59.06]And how do you like my sheets [01:00.88]How do you like my lady wife [01:02.33]Who lies in your arms asleep [01:04.02]Oh well I like your feather bed [01:05.98]Better I like your sheets [01:07.48]Best of all I like your lady gay [01:09.17]Who lies in my arms asleep [01:10.61] [01:27.68]Get up get up lord Arnold cried [01:29.34]Get up as quick as you can [01:30.91]Let it never be said in fair England [01:32.57]That I slew a naked man [01:34.34]Oh I won't get up and I won't get up [01:35.99]I can't get up for my life [01:37.70]For you have two long beaten swords [01:39.34]And I not a pocket knife [01:40.99]Well it's true I have two beaten swords [01:42.63]And they cost me deep in the purse [01:44.39]But you will have the better of them [01:46.05]And I will have the worse [01:47.71]So matty struck the very first blow [01:49.47]And he hurt lord Arnold sore [01:51.10]Lord Arnold struck the very next blow [01:52.85]And matty struck up the floor [01:54.24] [01:57.85]And then he took his own dear wife [01:59.51]And sat her down on his knee [02:01.14]Saying who do you like the best of us now [02:02.86]Your dead matty groves or me [02:04.53]And then spoke up his own dear wife [02:06.26]Never heard her speak so free [02:07.91]I'd rather a kiss from dead matty's lips [02:09.62]Than you or your finery [02:11.26]And then lord Arnold he jumped up [02:12.97]And loudly he did bawl [02:14.59]He struck his wife right through the heart [02:16.28]And pinned her up to the wall [02:17.98]Oh a grave a grave lord Arnold cried [02:19.59]To put these lovers in [02:21.19]Won't you bury my lady at the top [02:22.86]For she was a noble kin