Тексты песен «Steeleye Span»

One morning in the month of June, As from my cot' I strayed. Just at the dawning of the day I met with a charming maid. 'Good morning you, whither?' said I, 'Good morning to you now', The maid replied, 'kind sir' she...

Stephen was a stable groom He watered five foals all and some Ere the morning star was risen Nor daylight to be seen He saw a star was fair and bright Over Bedl'em standing Of a truth the Prophet now is born That all...

It's in the evening after dark when the blackleg miner creeps to work, With his moleskin pants and dirty shirt, There goes the blackleg miner. Well, he grabs his duds and down he goes, To hew the coal that lies below,...

[Verse] Oh, the holly and the ivy Now they are both full grown Of all the trees that are in the wood The holly tree bears the crown [Chorus] Oh, the rising of the sun And the running of the deer The playing of the...

It's in the evening after dark When the blackleg miner creeps to work, With his moleskin pants and dirty shirt, There goes the blackleg miner. Well, he grabs his duds and down he goes, To hew the coal that lies below,...

[Verse] As I was going to Aylesbury all on a market day A pretty little Aylesbury girl I met upon the way Her business was to market with butter, cheese and whey And we both jogged on together, me boys, fol-der-o...

I am a youthful lady My troubles they are great, My tongue is scarcely able My grievance to relate; Since I have lost my true love, That was ever dear to me, He's gone to plough the ocean, On board the Victory. And many...

Oh, when I was a tailor, I carried my bodkin and shears When I was a weaver, I carried my roods and my gear My temples also, my small clothes and reed in my hand And wherever I go, here's the jolly bold weaver again...

There lived a wife in Ushers Well A wealthy wife was she She had three stout and stalwart sons And sent them o'er the sea They had not been from Ushers Well A week but barely one When word came to this carlin wife That...

There was a wealthy merchant In London he did dwell He had a beautiful daughter The truth to you I'll tell Oh, the truth to you I'll tell She had sweethearts a-plenty And men of high degree But none but Jack the sailor...

True Thomas sat on Huntley Bank And he beheld a lady gay A lady that was brisk and bold Come riding o'er the ferny brae Her skirt was of the grass green silk Her mantle of the velvet fine At every lock of her horse's...

[Verse] In Thornaby Woods in Nottinghamshire Thornaby Woods in Nottinghamshire Three game-keepers' houses stood three-square About a mile from each other they were Their orders they were to look out for the deer Long,...

[Verse] To know, know, know him Is to love, love, love him Just to see him smile Makes my life worthwhile [Chorus] To know, know, know him Is to love, love, love him And I do and I do and I do [Verse] I'll...

[Verse] Come all with singing, come all with singing To the place where Christ lies For there in Bethlehem, there in Bethlehem You'll find a manger [Chorus] Christ child of story is born in glory Wise men adore him,...

She looked out of the window as white as any milk And he looked in at the window as black as any silk Hello, hello, hello, hello, you coal blacksmith You have done me no harm You never shall have my maidenhead That I...

With solstice here we'll celebrate This sacred time and have much cheer We will bring warmth and we'll bring light Unto the darkest time of year The mistletoe will be cut down With sickle from the sacred tree A kiss...

Oh, some do say the farmer's best But I must needs say no If it weren't for we poor laboring men What would the farmers do? They'd beat out all of their old stuff Until some new come in There's never a trade in old...

The Weaver and the Factory Maid ------------------------------- Oh, when I was a tailor, I carried my bodkin and shears. When I was a weaver, I carried my roods and my gear. My...

I am a wee weaver confined to my loom My lover she is fair as the red rose in June She's loved by all young men and that does grieve me My heart's in the bosom of lovely Mary As Willie and Mary rode by yon shady...

I saw a snail drive a nail I saw a snail drive a nail Well done liar! I saw a hare chase a hound Twenty miles above the ground Well done liar! Who's the fool now? Tell me who's the fool now? So fill the cup and I then...