Well, I can't see why we can't post the lyrics from the Cara Website. It's a little bit different from the version in the Digital Tradition.

THE MAID OF WHITBY
(words: trad., music: G. Walther/J. Treyz, arr. J. Treyz)

It's of a maid in Whitby town
She was both fair and clever
She would sit by her father's door
No matter what the weather

A sailor coming home from sea
Pockets overflowing
He saw the maiden sitting there
Quietly with her sewing

"Oh won't you come along with me
My bonny oh my honey
And we will go down to Whitby town
And spend a little money"

"Father he would not agree
Would be against his wishing"
With a twinkle in her eye she said that
"He's gone fishing"

Blow away you northern winds
Blow away so cruelly
Blow away you northern winds
But none so cruel as a pretty maid
They deceive you surely
Blow away you northern winds

This couple's gone to Whitby town
And soon were making merry
In every tavern in the town
They spent a little money

The night came down, the stars came out
The lady said "My sailor
Oh won't you come back home with me
I feel I must repay you"

They went home and went upstairs
The maid turned down the covers
Saying "come to bed my sailor boy
Let's you and I be lovers"

Blow away you northern winds...

The sailor jumped out of his clothes
No quicker than he ought to
When the door broke down and a man came in
Sayin "who's that with my daughter!"

Sailor through the window leapt
And to his ship's gone running
He's left behind his clothes, his watch
And the best part of his money

Father with the daughter went
Down to the kitchen table
They shared the sailor's money out
As quick as they were able

Father's gone to buy new boots
And a new suit from the tailor's
Daughter to the door has gone to
Watch and wait for sailors

Blow away you northern winds...



Dieses Lied aus Yorkshire gefiel uns sofort wegen der cleveren Geschäftsidee dieses kleinen Familienunternehmens!

(we liked this song from Yorkshire because of the clever business idea of this little family enterprise.)

The Kathryn Roberts recording has almost the same lyrics, but the chorus sounds like this to me:

Blow away you northern winds
Blow away so cruelly
None so cruel as a pretty maid
They'll deceive you surely