Fare thee well, my own true love Fare thee well a while, For the ship is a-waiting and the wind blows free And i am bound away for the sea, Mary ann. If i had a flask of gin, Whiskey there for two And a great big bowl for to mix them in I’d mix […]
The wild mountain thyme that grows around my door Has grown there for two score years or more But i’ve grown weary waiting for love to say, "come my way, come my way." The brook that sings and twinkles in the sun Has danced this mercy bounce since time begun But o how weary and […]
I’m staring at the setting of the sun For i know my time with you is nearly gone And my minutes, they’re so precious, yes, each and every one As i try to make the most of what is least. I’ve a weary kind of feeling in my mind, I’ll try to look ahead and […]
Oh the summertime is coming And the trees are sweetly blooming And the wild mountain thyme Blooms around the purple heather. Will you go, lassie, go. And we’ll all go together To pick wild mountain thyme All around the bloomin’ heather. Will you go, lassie, go. I will give my love a bowl By young […]
Lullaby - North Country Maid
Hush now little one, The day has lost its glow The night falls softly round The sandman’s sleepy saws. Sleep. The stars will shine tonight High up in the sky. The breeze will sing a song As he goes hurrying by. Sleep. For you the sun will rise, For you the dawn will break. Hush […]
A north country maid up to london has strayed Although with her nature it did not agree. So she wept and she sighed and bitterly she cried, "oh, i wish once again in the north i could be." For the oak and the ash and the bonny ivy tree They all grow green in the […]
My young love said to me, "my brothers won’t mind And my father won’t slight you for your lack of kind." Then she turned her face to me and this she did say: "it will not be long, love, till our wedding day." She turned away from me and moved thru’ the fair And i […]
How should i your true love know From the other one ? By his cockle hat and staff And his sandal shoon. He is dead and gone, lady, He is dead and gone. At his heels the grass-green turf At his head a stone. How should i your true love know From the other one […]
On the firefly platform of sunny goodge street A violent hash-smoker shook a chocolate machine Involved in an eating scene Smashing into neon streets in their stillness Smearing their eyes on the crazy kali goddess Listening to sounds of mingus mellow fantastic. "my, my", they sigh. In dull house rooms with coloured lights swinging Strange […]
Sally, free and easy, That should be her name. Sally, free and easy, That should be her name. Took a sailor’s lovin’ For a nursery game. Oh, the heart she gave him Was not made of stone. Oh, the heart she gave him Was not made of stone. It was sweet and hollow Like a […]
