Тексты песен «Misc Folk»

Many, many years ago when I was seventeen I was married to a widow who was pretty as could be This widow had a grown up daughter who had hair of red My father fell in love with her and soon they, too, were wed This...

CHORUS: I am the man, the very fat man, that waters the workers' beer, I am the man, the very fat man, that waters the workers' beer, And what do I care if it makes them ill, If it makes them terribly queer, I've a car,...

CHORUS: I can hew boys, I can hack it out. I can hew the coal, I can dance and shout. I can hew boys, coal that's black and fine. I'm a collier lad, working down the mine. Well Saint Monday's day, it's well I do admire,...

CHORUS: Oh, my name is Jock Stewart, and I'm a canny gun man, And a roving young fellow I've been; So be easy and free, when you're drinking with me, I'm a man you don't meet every day. I have acres of land, I have men...

My name is Jamie Raeburn, in Glascow I was born My place and habitation I'm forced to leave in scorn Frae my place and habitation, it's I must gang awa' Far frae the bonnie hills and dales of Caledonia It was early on...

I heard, I heard the old man say, JOHN KANAKA NAKA TULAI E! Today, today, is a holiday! JOHN KANAKA NAKA TULAI E! CHORUS: Tulai e oh tulai e! John Kanaka naka tulai e! We'll work tomorrow but no work today; We'll work...

The days are short and the nights are long And the wind is nipping cold. The tasks are hard and the sums are wrong And the teachers often scold. But Johnny Macree, oh, what cares he As he whistles along the way, As he...

Joy to the world! the Lord is come. Let earth receive her King Let every heart Prepare him room And Heaven and Nature sing And Heaven and Nature sing And Heaven and Heaven and nature sing Joy to the world, the Saviour...

Oh dear me, the mills are running fast, And we poor shifters canna get no rest. Shifting bobbins coarse and fine They fairly make you work for your ten and nine. Oh dear me, I wish the day was done, Running up and down...

La Cumparsa de miseria sin fin desfila entorno de aquel ser enfermo que Pronto ha de morir de pena. Por eso es que en su pecho solloza acongojado Recordando al pasado que lo hace padecer Largo tiempo despues, cayo al...

Down in Carlisle there lived a lady, Being most beautiful and gay; She was determined to live a lady, No man on earth could her betray. Unless it was a man of honor, A man of honor and high degree; Then approached two...

In the town of Athy one Jeremy Lanigan Battered away 'til he hadn't a pound. His father died and made him a man again Left him a farm and ten acres of ground. He gave a grand party for friends and relations Who didn't...

Now the times were hard, and the wages were low, LEAVE HER, JOHNNY, LEAVE HER! And now once more ashore we'll go,AND IT'S TIME FOR US TO LEAVE HER. CHORUS: Leave her, Johnny, leave her, Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave...

My Grandmother's cat grew too fat for his shelf, So he slept every night in a bed. He was almost as big as my Grandma herself, 'Cause three times a day he was fed. He was fed tuna scraps as he sat on my Grandma's lap,...

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly. I don't know why she swallowed the fly. Perhaps she'll die. I know an old lady who swallowed a spider that wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her. She swallowed the spider to...

(Acres of Clams) I've traveled all over this country Prospecting and digging for gold I've tunneled, hydraulicked and cradled And I have been frequently sold For each man who got rich by mining Perceiving that...

Where has thou been since I saw thee? On Ilkley Moor b'aht hat; Where has thou been since I saw thee, On Ilkley Moor b'aht hat. Thy's been a-courtin' Mary Jane, Thy's going to ketch thy death of keld, Then we shall...

I travelled this world from the north country, A seeking, a seeking good company; Good company, well, I always could find, But none that was pleasing to my mind. Chorus: Wac fol the day, wac fol the dee I had in my...

Listen children to a story that was written long ago 'bout a kingdom on a mountain and the valley folk below. On the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stone And the valley people swore they'd have it for...

Livin' on the road, my friend Was gonna keep you free and clean, Now you wear your skin like iron, And your breath's as hard as kerosene. You weren't your momma's only son, But her favorite one, it seems. She began to...