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Steeleye Span
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The Maid And The Palmer
Lyricist:Carthy (arr), Hart (arr), Kemp (arr), Kirkpatrick (arr), Prior (arr)
Oh, the maid went down to the well for to wash And the dew fell down from her snow-white flesh Dew fell down from her snow-white flesh As the sun shone down so early
And as she washed and as she ran She hung them out on a hazel wand She hung them out on a hazel wand And by there come a Palmer man
‽Oh, God speed you, old man', she cries ‽God speed you, you fair pretty maid†‽God speed you, my pretty fair maid As the sun shines down so earlyâ€
‽Have you got a cup, have you got a can? Can you give a drink to a Palmer man? Could you give a drink to a Palmer man? The sun shines down so earlyâ€
‽Oh, I've no cup, I've no can And I cannot give a drink to a Palmer man Cannot give a drink to a Palmer man The sun shines down so earlyâ€
Oh, she swore by God and the good St. John True lover she'd had never a one True lover she'd had never a one The sun shines down so early
‽Lie, you lie, you are forsworn Nine children you have born Nine children you have born As the sun shines down so earlyâ€
Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com 'There's three of them lying under your bed head Three of them under the hearth are laid Three of them under the hearth are laid As the sun shines down so earlyâ€
‽Three more lying on yonder green Count fair maid for that makes nine Count fair maid for that makes nine As the sun shines down so earlyâ€
‽Oh Palmer, oh Palmer, do tell me Penance that you will give to me Penance that you will give to me As the sun shines down so earlyâ€
‽Penance, I will give thee none But seven years as a stepping stone Seven years as a stepping stone As the sun shines down so earlyâ€
‽Seven more as a clapper to ring in a bell Seven to run as an ape through hell Seven to run as an ape through hell The sun shines down so earlyâ€
‽Welcome, welcome stepping stone Welcome clapper in a bell to ring Welcome clapper in a bell to ring As the sun shines down so earlyâ€
'Welcome, welcome stepping stone Christ keep me from the apes of hell Christ keep me from the apes of hell As the sun shines down so earlyâ€
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