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Thread #121604 Message #3449669
Posted By: GUEST,John Egan
09-Dec-12 - 06:30 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req/Add: Riding Down to Portsmouth
Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Riding Down to Portsmouth
Robin Williamson (on his CD "A job of journeywork" puts a brave face on the sailor's situation -
2. She said Young man if I should go along with you, I must be married
She said Young man if I should go along with you, I must be carried.
We slept all night in an old farmer's barn
She robbed me of my watch and purse
But she gave me ten times what it was worth
Riding down to Portsmouth
3. I said oh damn oh damn oh damn oh to myself, I've paid for my learning
I said oh damn oh damn oh damn oh to myself, I've paid for my teaching
My poor old horse you must go back in the barn
Unto the sea I must return again
With many a cause for remembering
Riding down to Portsmouth