183 - Blow Ye Winds, in the Morning - Forebitter


This song mentioned by Stan Hugill - "Shanties from the Seven Seas" (1961) on page 220, it comes from W. B. Whall - "Ships, Sea Songs and Shanties" (1913, 3rd edition). As W. B. Whall mentioned in his book: "This was a song of the midshipman's berth rather than the forecastle... ". In Captain Whall's book we can find four stanzas for this song, and also commented, that other (that Captain Whall omitted), stanzas we can find in the ballad of Percy's Reliques, "The Baffled Knight," which this song is based on.
This song will be reconstructed as the Forebitter, which I think is not have a big difference from the musical point of view from a midshipman's berth.
"Shanties from the Seven Seas" by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 220).


Blow Ye Winds, in the Morning - Forebitter


As I walked out one sunny morn to view the meadows round,
I spied a pretty primose lass come tripping o'er the ground,

   - Singing blow, ye winds, in the morning,
   - Blow, ye winds, Hi! Ho!
   - Brush away the morning dew,
   - Blow, ye winds, Hi! Ho!

*2*
I saddled me an Arab steed and saddled her another,
And off we rode together just like sister and like brother.

*3*
We rode along untill we came to a field of new-mown hay,
Says she, "Young man this pis the place for men and maid to play."

*4*
I took her from her Arab steed and gently laid her down,
Says she, "Young man, oh pray take care, you'll spoil my new silk gown."