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King Henry - Martin Carthy

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[00:18.75]Let never the man a-wooing ride [00:22.0...
[00:18.75]Let never the man a-wooing ride
[00:22.02]E'er forget things three
[00:24.06]A routh of gold a heart of love
[00:26.19]Full of charity
[00:38.13]For it happened to King Henry
[00:40.56]As a-hunting he did ride
[00:43.23]Ta'en his hawk his good greyhound
[00:45.27]Running loud down by his side
[00:47.7]He's chased the roe deer him before
[00:50.01]He's chased the buck all down to his den
[00:52.95]And the fattest deer in all the flock
[00:55.26]Young King Henry he has slain
[01:16.47]King Henry he ate of the venison
[01:19.08]The dogs ate of the blood
[01:21.479996]They lay down they fell asleep
[01:23.79]Asleep as they were dead
[01:26.01]It fell about the midnight hour
[01:28.5]The hour when all men lay asleep
[01:31.29]Such chill winds blew around the house
[01:33.630005]The very trees they did weep
[01:54.72]Great shakings shook the house about
[01:58.11]Shakings split the door
[01:59.880005]The foulest woman that e'er there was
[02:02.85]Came a-stamping on the floor
[02:04.56]Her head hit the roof of the hunting lodge
[02:06.93]Her waist her waist you could hardly span
[02:09.66]If a fouler woman lived
[02:11.46]She was not known to God or man
[02:32.94]Oh meat meat ye king an't be
[02:35.85]Meat give thou to me
[02:38.01]What meat's there I'the house lady
[02:40.5]That you're not welcome to
[02:42.57]So she has ta'en his good brown steed
[02:45.63]And oh but oh his heart was sore
[02:47.7]She's ate it up both skin and bone
[02:50.58]Left nothing but hide and hair
[02:57.36]Oh more meat ye king an't be
[03:00.15]More meat give thou to me
[03:02.4]What meat's there I'the house lady
[03:04.83]That you're not welcome to
[03:06.9]So she has ta'en his gay goshawk
[03:10.05]And oh but oh his heart was sore
[03:12.06]She's ate it up all skin and bone
[03:14.88]Left nothing but feathers bare
[03:21.48]Oh more meat ye king an't be
[03:24.33]More meat give thou me
[03:26.52]What meat's there I'the house lady
[03:29.01]That you're not welcome to
[03:31.08]So she has ta'en his good greyhound
[03:34.17]And oh but oh his heart was sore
[03:36.3]She's ate it up both skin and bone
[03:39.06]Left nothing but hide and hair
[04:00.09]Oh drink drink ye king an't be
[04:02.88]Drink give thou to me
[04:05.01]What drink's there I'the house lady
[04:07.5]That you're not welcome to
[04:09.42]So he's sewn up his horse's hide
[04:12.06]And wine and good wine he has put in
[04:14.79]She drank it up she drank it down
[04:17.57]There was no drop left in
[04:29.13]A bed a bed ye king an't be
[04:31.47]A bed for you and me
[04:33.63]I do vow and I do swear
[04:36.12]Tonight to lie down with thee
[04:38.22]Oh take your boots off O King Henry
[04:41.16]And let all your clothes fall
[04:43.56]For you and I will in one bed lie
[04:46.32]And I'll lie next to the wall
[05:10.41]The night was gone the day was come
[05:12.69]The sun shone through the hall
[05:15.0]The fairest woman that e'er there was
[05:17.22]Lay twixt him and the wall
[05:19.44]Oh what is this cries young King Henry
[05:22.35]How long will this last with me
[05:24.66]And there up spoke the fair young lady
[05:27.12]Even till the day you dead be
[05:34.08002]For I've met many's the gentleman
[05:36.69]Who gave to me all my fill
[05:38.85]Ne'er met I such a gentleman
[05:41.19]Who gave to me all my will
[05:43.32]For I've met many's the gentleman sir
[05:46.2]Who gave to me all my fill
[05:48.33002]Ne'er met I such a gentleman
[05:50.82]Who gave to me all my will
[05:52.65]Now King Henry you courteous knight
[05:54.45]Your horse's hide you'll bring
[05:55.77]And o'er it she has raised her hand
[05:58.53]And lively he did spring
[06:00.3]And likewise bring your hounds their skins
[06:01.53]And your hawks their feathers bare
[06:02.31]And soon the hounds they leapt about
[06:04.56]And the hawks flew in the air
[06:06.03]Then Henry he has mounted up
[06:08.43]Put his lady on before
[06:10.53]And straightway to the church they rode
[06:11.34]To keep the oath he swore
[06:13.11]And they rode on into the town
[06:14.43]From out the wild woods green
[06:15.15]And the people clammered all around
[06:18.66]To see their strange new queen
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