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THE FAIR MAID’S PURSE

I LIVE IN YONDER VALLEY WHERE THE LIFE IS MEAN AND SIMPLE
THERE ARE NO WOMEN WANTING THERE, THERE ARE NO MAIDENS AT ALL
ALL MARRIED OR IN MOURN-I-ING THEIR FAVOURS THEY WITHHOLD
SO I MUST NOW GO WANDERING….. AND I MUST BE BOLD

I HAVE A FARTHING FOR A KISS YOUR HONOUR STILL INTACT
AND IF YOU SELL ME MORE THAN THIS FORSOOTH I WOULD COME BACK
OH I AM NOT A HANDSOME MAN LIKE MANY PASSING BY
BUT IF YOU SAY YOU’LL MARRY ME….. I’LL LOVE YOU ‘TIL I DIE

CH. AH COME FAIR MAID AND LAY WITH ME AS I WOULD MAKE YOU HAPPY
I’VE JUST BEEN PAID AS YOU CAN SEE AND I’M ALL ON ME OWN
I’VE WALKED THREE HOURS TO VISIT YOU NOW DO NOT DISAPPOINT ME
SO COME FAIR MAID AND LAY WITH ME…. OR SEND ME SADLY OWN

I’VE WALKED UPHILL AND WALKED DOWN DALE AND HAVE A MIGHTY THIRST
AND THOUGH I’M AT YOUR TAVERN I MUST SEE YOUR FATHER FIRST
SO LANDLORD WILL YOU LISTEN PLEASE NOW I WOULD WED YOUR DAUGHTER
FORGIVE ME FOR MY INSOLENCE…. I HAVE NO TIME TO COURT HER

OH LANDLORD THINK NO ILL OF ME THE TRUTH NOW YOU SHALL LEARN
TOMORROW I’M TO SAIL TO SEA AND I MAY NOT RETURN
OH I AM JUST AN INNOCENT CONFUSION IN MY MIND
HERE ALL THE MONIES NOT YET SPENT FOR YOUR DAUGHTER ‘ERE I DIE

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WELL WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN IF YE LIVE AND LAND THE ODDS OF LIFE
WOULD YOU RETURN ACROSS THE HILLS TO CLAIM YOUR WEDDED WIFE
YES I’LL RETURN HERE TO THIS INN WITH ARDOUR SHINING BRIGHT
BUT ONLY IF YOUR DAUGHTER HERE….. WILL LAY WITH ME TONIGHT

WELL YES YOUNG MAN I’LL TAKE YOUR CASH AND I WILL TAKE YOUR NAME
AND I WILL LIE WITH YOU TONIGHT SO YOU MAY STAKE YOUR CLAIM
AND IF YOU SHOULD COME BACK TO ME THEN YOU’LL STILL BE MY FIRST
AND IF YOU DON’T THE MEMORIES ARE SEALED INSIDE THIS PURSE

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