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Thread #129736 Message #2914603
Posted By: RTim
26-May-10 - 10:27 AM
Thread Name: Origins: One Morning in The Spring
Subject: Origins: One Morning in The Spring
The song below is from a CD called - Blow The Man Down - a collection of Sea Songs & Shanties (with various performers), where is is sung by the late great Cyril Tawney. Now it is obviously a version of Roud 152 - Sweet William, but I cannot find "Exactly" which collection it comes from, or is it a version cobbled together by Cyril.
Can anyone help?
Tim Radford
One Morning in The Spring. - via Cyril Tawney. It was one morning in the spring I went on board to serve the King I left my dearest dear behind Who oft times told me her heart was mine.
When I came back to her fatherÕs hall Enquiring for my jewel all Her cruel old father this replied Her mama says Oh if you deny.
Oh, she has married another man A richer man for all his life A richer man for all his life Oh, and he has made her his lawful wife.
Oh God curse gold and silver too, And all false women that wonÕt prove true For some will take and then will break All for the sake of richery.
Oh stop young man donÕt talk too fast The fault is great but none of mine The fault is great but none of mine DonÕt speak so hard of the female kind.
If I had gold you might have part As I have none you have gained my heart YouÕve gained it all with a free good will So keep my vows and hold them still.
Oh since hard fortune around me frowns IÕll sail this ocean around and round IÕll sail this ocean until I die IÕll quit my ways on a mountain high.