Grania’s Song,
by Lord Triskel of Trimaris
(lyrics as sung on Vivat! Trimaris, vol.1)

The young maids are singing, as company they keep
The young mothers rock their babies to sleep
And the old fish-wives chatter as their counsel they keep
The spindles, they click and turn

Chorus:
Click and turn
Click and turn
The spindles, they click and turn

O, a soldier's for me, a man strong and tall
Come home from the wars, leave his boots in my hall
And he’ll watch o'er my cradle, and guard one and all
The spindles, they click and turn

Chorus

No, a tailor's for me, that's what he'll be
Hands quick and keen with a needle, hath he
And he'll clothe one and all in our cottage for three
The spindles, they click and turn

Chorus

No, a minstrel's for me, said the last of the three
He'll sing me a song, and his lady I'll be
And we'll roam on the land, and we'll rove o'er the sea
The spindles, they click and turn

Chorus

Hush now, my child; hush now for me
Your da's gone away, and his face you'll not see
For he’s lost to the wars, never home more he'll be
The spindles, they click and turn

Chorus

Hush bonny bairn; hush now to sleep
Your father's in London, his mistress he'll keep
But we'll live by my spindle and a fine life we'll reap
The spindles, they click and turn?

Chorus

Hush now, my child; by this wool that I card
Your father's away on the road cold and hard
But he brings us bright baubles, the boons of the bard
The spindles, they click and turn

Chorus

Remember our youth: we were maids in the sun
The wool through our fingers, like the rivers, did run
Now, we sit by the hearth while the young have their fun
The spindles, they click and turn

Chorus

The young maids are singing, as their company they keep
The young mothers rock their babies to sleep
And the old fish-wives chatter as counsels they keep
The spindles shall always turn

Chorus:
Click and turn
Click and turn
The spindles shall always turn
The spindles they click and turn