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19 Jan 13 - 03:28 AM (#3468378) Subject: Lyr Add: FIELD OF DEW (from Lisa Knapp) From: GUEST,Tim Graham I recently came across Lisa Knapp's album 'Wild and Undaunted' and was captivated by the song Field of Dew that tells the tale of a young man outwitted by a young lass who invites him back to her father's house only to lock him out. I recognise the story but can't place it in my mind... neither can I make out some of the words that are sung, any help? Below is a transcript of the words I can hear (complete with question marks beside confusing or misheard lines): As I stepped out one midsummer's morning Early in the May sir It's I beheld a fair pretty maid Making of the hay sir I boldly stepped up to her Asked to lay down sir The answer that she gave to me Was the dew is all around sir Oh but if you come to my father's house You may lay in my bed sir You can have my maidenhead All on a bed of down sir But once we got to her father's house It was walled in all around sir And she rode in and shut the gate Shut the young man out sir Oh when you met with me at first You did not me fool sir Take you buy the land of your own? Go a little more to school sir And if you meet a pretty girl A little below the down sir You must not find the schoolmen? Or they'll crumple all your gown sir? There is a cock in my father's garden Will not tread the hens sir? I do think in my very heart That you are one of them sir There is a flower in my father's garden Called the marigold sir And if you will not …. May You shall not when you would sir www.timgrahammusic.co.uk |
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19 Jan 13 - 07:50 AM (#3468462) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Field Of Dew lyrics From: Jim Dixon It's a version of THE BAFFLED KNIGHT (Child #112). There are several versions in this thread: Origins: Shepherd Lad. Also see the links at the top of that page to other threads and songs in our Digital Tradition database. |
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19 Jan 13 - 03:54 PM (#3468671) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Field Of Dew lyrics From: GUEST,Tim Graham Thanks Jim, I knew I knew it from somewhere! |
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03 Jun 17 - 02:55 AM (#3858582) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Field of Dew / Baffled Knight (Child #112 From: Reinhard This song is actually called "The Dew Is on the Grass" and it was collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams from Jake Willis of Hadleigh, Suffolk, in September 1907. It is printed in Roy Palmer's book "Bushes and Briars". THE DEW IS ON THE GRASS as sung by Jake Willis: As I walked out one midsummer morn All in the month of May, sir, O there I beheld a fair pretty maid A-making of the hay, sir. Chorus (after each verse): Fol de lie de lay I boldly stepped up to her And asked her to lay down, sir. The answer that she gave me: "The dew is on the ground, sir. "Wait till you get to my father's house Where you may lay me down, sir; Where you can have my maidenhead All on a bed of down, sir."" O when she got to her father's hall, That was walled in all round, sir. She stepped in and shut the door, And shut the young man out, sir. "When you met with me at first You did not meet a fool, sir; You may take your Bible under your arm And go a little more to school, sir. "And when you meet a pretty maid Little below the town, sir; You must not mind her squalling Nor the rumpling of her gown, sir. "There is a cock in my father's yard, He will not tread the hen, sir; And I do think in my very heart That you are one of them, sir. "There is a flower in my father's garden, it's called a marigold, sir, And if you will not when you may You shall not when you will, sir." DEW IS ON THE GRASS as sung by Lisa Knapp: As I walked out one midsummer's morn All in in the month of May, sir, O there I beheld a fair pretty maid Making of the hay, sir. Chorus (after each verse): Fol de lie de lay I boldly stepped up to her Asked her to lay down, sir. The answer that she gave to me Was, "The dew is on the ground, sir. "O but if you come to my father's house You may lay in my bed, sir; You can have my maidenhead All on a bed of down, sir." But when we got to her father's house, It was walled in all around, sir. And she ran in and shut the gate, Shut the young man out, sir. "O when you met with me at first You did not meet a fool, sir; Take your Bible under your arm, Go a little more to school, sir. "And if you meet a pretty girl A little below the town, sir; You must not mind her squalling Or the rumpling of your gown, sir. "There is a cock in my father's garden Will not tread the hen, sir; And I do think in my very heart That you are one of them, sir. "There is a flower in my father's garden Called a marigold, sir, And if you will not when you may You shall not when you would, sir." |
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03 Jun 17 - 06:53 AM (#3858612) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Field of Dew / Baffled Knight (Child #112 From: The Doctor This also appears to be a variant of 'Blow away the morning dew', or the other way round, which you can find in Dig Trad. I learned it in junior school, where it was about helping a little girl fill her apron with flowers. Now I find it is actually about sex after all. |
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03 Jun 17 - 11:54 AM (#3858649) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Field of Dew / Baffled Knight (Child #112 From: michaelr Isn't everything? |