Maid of the Sweet Brow KnoweCome all ye lads and lassies, and listen to me a whileI'll sing to you a verse or two that will cause you all to smile It's all about a young man, that I'm going to tell you now And how he came a-courtin' to the Maid of the Sweet Brow Knowe Says he, "My pretty young maid, if you and I agree We'll join our hands in wedlock bands, and happy we will be We'll join our hands in wedlock bands, and you have my solemn vow That I'll do my best endeavors for the Maid of the Sweet Brow Knowe" This young and pretty fair maid, she didn't know what to say Her eyes did shine like diamonds bright, and merrily did play Says she, "Young man, your love subdue, for I'm not ready now And I'll spend another season at the foot of the Sweet Brow Knowe" Says he, "My pretty young maid, how can you answer so? Look down in yonder valley where my crops do gently grow Look down in yonder meadow where my horses and my plough Are at their daily labour for the Maid of the Sweet Brow Knowe." "They're at their daily labour, 'tis true, but not for me I've heard of your behavior, young man I have," says she "There is an inn where you call in, and I've heard the neighbours say That you rap and you call and you pay for all, and come home by the break of day." "If I rap and I call and I pay for all, the money is all my own I've spent none of your fortune, for I hear that you've got none You thought you had my poor heart broke for pleadin' with you now But I'll leave you where I found you, at the foot of the Sweet Brow Knowe." |