Lyr ADD: Another Man's Wife (Jez Lowe)

Subject: Lyr Req: Another Man's Wife
From: GUEST,Wellsy
Date: 02 Apr 14 - 09:13 PM

The Jez Lowe song. A Google search yielded no lyrics, I have no JL CDs and I can't hear the words on the Youtube clips because the audio quality n this laptop is abysmal. THanks, punters

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Another Man's Wife
From: breezy
Date: 03 Apr 14 - 09:14 AM

I bought the CD and got the song from that, lots of others too.

We all owe Jez a great deal and he's the genuine article

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Another Man's Wife
From: breezy
Date: 03 Apr 14 - 09:40 AM

Found em think I learned it back in 1991

The weary winter had me back on the streets,of the tired old town I was born in
And my hungry heart was only happy to meet , the girl I'ld left for me fortune

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But now she's another man's wife
A hard drinking man's wife
They reckon I'm dicing with life
It'll only bring me trouble and strife


perhaps you ought to sign up to the cat?

I'm performing at the Loughton Folk Club on Thursday 15th of May

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Another Man's Wife
From: GUEST,Wellsy
Date: 03 Apr 14 - 10:14 PM

Thanks Breezy. I had actually worked out the chorus and most of verse 1. Now I need t'other 4.
I would come and see yer at Loughton this month but I'm about 20 thousand kms away.
Yes I will sign up to Mudcat. Ta, Simon

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Another Man's Wife
From: breezy
Date: 04 Apr 14 - 03:36 AM

I got all da voices

some excuse

then you can PM me

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Another Man's Wife
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 04 Apr 14 - 04:39 AM

No connection then with the song appearing in Passiontide oratorios (based on John 15:13) which I have to control myself not to miss-sing:
"Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his wife for his friend"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Another Man's Wife
From: Klavdivs
Date: 05 Apr 14 - 04:34 AM

Ok Breezy you can PM me with that much obliged. And Nigel Parsons, I can tell yr not taking your tablets.

Subject: ADD: Another Man's Wife (Jez Lowe)
From: GUEST,Rowan
Date: 06 Nov 19 - 09:24 AM

Another Man's Wife - Jez Lowe

The weary winter had me back on the streets,
Of the tired old town I was born in.
And my hungry heart was only happy to meet,
The girl I'ld left for me fortune.

Chorus:
But now she's another man's wife,
A hard drinking man's wife.
They reckon I'm dicing with life,
It'll only bring me trouble and strife.

She was shining out like a light in the night,
By the harbour wall where we’d linger.
The girl I’d left for the big and the bright,
With another man’s ring on her finger.

The man she married is a clown and a curse,
A fearsome fighter and drinker.
He runs around with other women and worse,
Not a penny of wages he gives her.

He’s out to get me ‘cos her husband he says,
There’s parts of me I’ll be losing.
I’m not a coward but I’d rather they stay,
Down here where I know I can use them!

Sad eyes have never stained a prettier face,
I curse the day that I left her.
But forbidden fruit is much better to taste
And one day we’ll taste it together.



5 years late, but it's there for anyone in future.
Transcribed from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVelWch-wog