A Maid Of Constant Sorrow

Judy Collins

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Judy Collins - A Maid Of Constant Sorrow - Album (1961) 1.  Maid Of Constant Sorrow 2.  The Prickilie Bush 3.  Wild Mountain Thyme 4.  Tim Evans 5.  Sailor’s Life 6.  Bold Fenian Men 7.  Wars Of Germany 8.  O Daddy Be Gay 9.  I Know Where I’m Going 10. John Riley 11. Pretty Saro 12. The Rising Of The Moon ================================================================== Track 1 - Maid Of Constant Sorrow [Intro]     [Verse 1] I am a maid of constant sorrow I’ve seen trials all of my days I’m going back to California Place where I was partly raised      [Verse 2] Your friends may say that I’m a stranger My face they’ll never see no more There is but one promise that’s given I’ll sail on this golden shore      [Verse 3] All through this world I’m bound to ramble Through sun and wind and driving rain I’m bound to ride the western railway Perhaps I’ll take the very next train   [Instrumental]          [Verse 4] I am a maid of constant sorrow I’ve seen trials all of my days I’m going back to California Place where I was partly raised ================================================================== Track 2 - The Prickilie Bush CAPO: 2nd Fret [Intro]              [Chorus] Oh the prickilie bush It pricks my heart full sore If I ever get out of the prickilie bush I’ll never get in it anymore [Verse 1] Hangman stay your rope Will you stay it for a while I think I see my mother coming Riding over yonder stile [Verse 2] Mother did you bring me gold Or silver to pay my fee For to save my body from the cold clay ground My neck from the gallows tree [Verse 3] I didn’t bring you gold Or silver to pay your fee But I have come to see you hang On the gallows tree [Chorus] Oh the prickilie bush It pricks my heart full sore If I ever get out of the prickilie bush I’ll never get in it anymore [Verse 4] Hangman stay your rope Will you stay it for a while I think I see my father coming Over yonder stile [Verse 5] Father did you bring me gold Or silver to pay my fee Or have you come to see me hang On the gallows tree [Verse 6] I didn’t bring ya gold Or silver to pay your fee Your mother and I have come today To see you on the gallows tree [Chorus] Oh the prickilie bush It pricks my heart full sore If I ever get out of the prickilie bush I’ll never get in it anymore [Verse 7] Hangman stay your rope Once more for a while I think I see my darling coming Over yonder stile [Verse 8] Darling did you bring me gold Or silver to pay my fee For to save my body from the cold clay ground My neck from the gallows tree [Verse 9] I brought ya gold And silver to pay your fee I did not come to see you hang On the gallows tree [Chorus] Oh the prickilie bush It pricks my heart full sore But now that I’m out of the prickilie bush I’ll never get in it anymore ================================================================== Track 3 - Wild Mountain Thyme CAPO: 1st Fret [Verse 1] N.C. Oh the summer time is coming And the leaves are sweetly turning And the wild mountain thyme Blooms around the purple heather Will you go Laddie go? [Chorus] And we’ll all go  together To pull wild mountain thyme All around the purple heather Will you go Laddie go? [Verse 1] N.C. If my true love will not go I will surely find another To pull wild mountain thyme All around the purple heather Will you go Laddie go? [Chorus] And we’ll all go  together To pull wild mountain thyme All around the purple heather Will you go Laddie go? ================================================================== Track 4 - Tim Evans CAPO: 1st Fret [Intro] [Verse 1] Tim Evans was a prisoner Within his prison cell And those who read about his crime They damned his soul to hell Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 2] For the murderer of his own dear wife And the killing of his child The jury found him guilty And the hanging judge he smiled Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 3] Tim Evans pleaded innocent And swore by him on high He never killed his own dear wife Or caused his child to die Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 4] They moved him out at 6 o’clock To his final flowery dell And day and night two guards were there And never left his cell Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 5] Sometimes they played cards with him Solo and Pontoon To stop him brooding on the ropes That was to be his doom Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 6] The Governor came in one day With the chaplain by his side Said your appeal has been turned down Prepare yourself to die Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 7] Tim Evans walked in the prison yard The guards walked behind He saw the sky above the wall And knew no peace of mind Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 8] They fit the rope around his neck Buckle behind his ear The prison bell was tolling But Tim Evans did not hear Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 9] A thousand men were cursing And banging on the doors But Tim Evans could not hear them He was deaf for evermore Saying "Go down you murderer go down" [Verse 10] They sent Tim Evans to the drop For a crime he didn’t do Twas Christy was the murderer The judge and jury too Saying "Go down you murderer go down" ================================================================== Track 5 - Sailor’s Life CAPO: 4th Fret [Intro] [Chorus] Oh a sailor’s life is a weary life For he robs the girls of their delight Causes them to weep causes them to mourn Loss of a true love never to return [Verse 1] Oh father father build me a boat And on the world’s oceans I will float Hail each captain as I pass by There I’ll ask for my sailor boy [Verse 2] Oh captain captain tell me true Does my own Willie sail with you? Tell me soon to give me joy None will I have but my sailor boy [Verse 3] Oh no kind lady he’s not here He drowned in the gulf and we buried him there Upon the island as we passed by There we left your sailor boy [Verse 4] Oh she rung her hands and tore her hair Just like some lady in great despair Called for a chair to sit her down Penningdon for to write it down [Verse 5] Oh dig my grave wide and deep Put a marble stone at the head and feet On my grave a turtle dove Tell the world I died for my love [Chorus] Oh a sailor’s life is a weary life For he robs the girls of their delight Causes them to weep causes them to mourn Loss of a true love never to return ================================================================== Track 6 - Bold Fenian Men [Verse 1] ’Twas down by the glenside I met an old woman A-plucking young nettles nor saw I was coming I listened awhile to the song she was humming Glory O Glory O to the bold Fenian men [Verse 2] ’Tis fifty long years since I saw the moon beaming And strong manly forms and their eyes with hope gleaming I see them again sure through all my days dreaming Glory O Glory O to the bold Fenian men [Verse 3] When I was a colleen their marching and drilling Awoke by the glenside sounds awesome and thrilling But they loved dear old Ireland and to die they were willing Glory O Glory O to the bold Fenian men [Verse 4] Some died by the glenside some died amid strangers And wise men have told us their cause was a failure But they stood by old Ireland and never feared danger Glory O Glory O to the bold Fenian men [Verse 5] I passed on my way god be praised that I met her Be life long or short I shall never forget her And we may have great men but we’ll never have better Glory O Glory O to the bold Fenian men ================================================================== Track 7 - Wars Of Germany [Intro] [Verse 1] Oh woe be to the orders That marched my love away And woe be to the bitter tears I shed upon this day [Verse 2] And woe be to the bloody wars Of high Germany   For they’ve carried off my own true love Left a broken heart to bleed [Verse 3] The drums beat in the morning Before the break of day And the wee wee pipes played loud and shrill While yet the morn was grey [Verse 4] And the bonnie flags were all unfurled Was a gallant sight to see   But sorrow for my soldier lad Who marched to Germany [Verse 5] Oh woe be to the orders That marched my love away And woe be to the bitter tears I shed upon this day [Verse 6] And woe be to the country   Where our men are forced to be   And woe be to the foreign wars That stole my love from me       ================================================================== Track 8 - O Daddy Be Gay CAPO: 1st Fret [Intro] [Verse 1] There was an old man who lived under the hill O daddy be gay There was an old man who lived under the hill If he ain’t goin’ away he’d be livin’ there still Daddy be gay if you can be [Verse 2] One day the Devil came down to his plough O daddy be gay One day the Devil came down to his plough Said "One of your family I’ll have to have now" Daddy be gay if you can be [Verse 3] "Oh tis not just your son or daughter I crave" O daddy be gay "Tis not your son or your daughter I crave But your old baggin’ wife I’ll carry away" Daddy be gay if you can be [Verse 4] "Ah take her away with all of my heart" O daddy be gay "Take her away with all of my heart And I’ll bet the two of you never will part" Daddy be gay if you can be [Verse 5] The Devil he hoisted her up on his back O daddy be gay The Devil he hoisted her up on his back And off to Hell with her in a pack Daddy be gay if you can be [Verse 6] He set her down at the fork in the road O daddy be gay He set her down at the fork in the road He said "Old woman you’re a hell of a load" Daddy be gay if you can be [Verse 7] Then he carried her down to the gates of Hell O daddy be gay He carried her down to the gates of Hell Said "Rake up the coals and we’ll roast her well" Daddy be gay if you can be [Verse 8] One poor little devil looked over the wall O daddy be gay One poor little devil peeked over the wall He said "Take her home daddy she’ll murder us all" Daddy be gay if you can be [Verse 9] Oh the Devil he hoisted her up on his back O daddy be gay The Devil he hoisted her up on his back And home again with her in a pack Daddy be gay if you can be [Verse 10] The old woman went a whistlin’ over the hill O daddy be gay The old woman went a whistlin’ over the hill "The Devil won’t have me I wonder who will" Daddy be gay if you can be [Verse 11] There is an advantage we have over men O daddy be gay There is an advantage we have over men We can go down to Hell and come back again Daddy be gay if you can be ================================================================== Track 9 - I Know Where I’m Going CAPO: 2nd Fret [Intro]                [Verse 1] I know where I’m going   And I know who’s going with me   I know who I love And the Devil knows who I’ll marry [Verse 2] I have stockings of silk   Shoes of bright green leather   Combs to buckle my hair And a ring for every finger [Verse 3] Feather beds are soft   Painted rooms are bonnie   I would trade them all For my handsome winsome Johnny [Verse 4] Some say he’s bad   I say he’s bonnie   Fairest of them all Is my handsome winsome Johnny [Verse 5] I know where I’m going   And I know who’s going with me   I know who I love The Devil knows who I’ll marry ================================================================== Track 10 - John Riley CAPO: 2nd Fret [Intro]      [Verse 1] A fair young maid was in her garden   Strange young man came riding by   He said "Fair maid will you marry me?" And this answer was her reply [Verse 2] "Oh no kind sir I cannot marry thee   For I’ve a love and he sails the sea   And though he’s been gone for seven years Still he will return to me" [Verse 3] "Well what if he’s in some battle slain   Or if he’s been drowned in the deep salt sea   Or if he’s found another love And he and his love both married be" [Verse 4] "If he’s in some battle slain   Then I shall die when the moon doth wane   And if he’s drowned in the deep salt sea Still I’m true to his memory" [Verse 5] "And if he’s found another love   And he and his love both married be   I wish them health and happiness Where they live across the sea" [Verse 6] He picked her up in his arms so strong   And kisses he gave her one two three   Said "Weep no more my own true love I am your long lost John Riley" Said "Weep no more my own true love I am your long lost John Riley" ================================================================== Track 11 - Pretty Saro [Intro] [Verse 1] Down in some lone valley in a lonesome place Where the wild birds all whistle and their notes do increase Farewell Pretty Saro I must bid you adieu And I’ll dream of Pretty Saro wherever I go [Verse 2] My love she won’t have me and I understand She wants a rich merchant and I have no land I cannot maintain her I’ve no silver and gold Can’t give her the nice things that a big house will hold [Verse 3] But if I were a merchant and I could write a fine hand                                                 And I’ write my love letter that she’ understand I’d write it by the river where the waters o’erflow And I’ll dream of Pretty Saro wherever I go ================================================================== Track 12 - The Rising Of The Moon [Intro] [Verse 1] Ah then tell me Sean O’Farrell Tell me why you’re hurrying so Hush my boy oh hush and listen And his eyes were all aglow       I bear orders from the captain   Get you ready quick and soon   For the pikes must be together At the rising of the moon [Verse 2] Ah then tell me Sean O’Farrell Where the gatherin’ is to be In the old spot by the river Right well known to you and me   One thing more for signal token   Whistle up the marchin’ tune   With your sword upon your shoulder At the rising of the moon [Verse 3] Rumours passed along the valley Like a banshee’s lonely croon And a thousand blades were flashin’ At the rising of the moon [Verse 4] All along the singing river That dark mass of men were seen Far above their shining weapons Hung their own immortal green Death to every foe and traitor Foreign strike the marchin’ tune   And hurrah me boys for Ireland Tis the rising of the moon [Verse 5] Well they fought for poor old Ireland And full bitter was their fate Oh what glorious pride and sorrow Fill the name of ninety-eight   Yet thank god while hearts are beating Foreign manhood’s burnin’ noon We shall follow in their footsteps At the rising of the moon [Verse 6] Death to every foe and traitor Foreign strike the marchin’ tune   And hurrah me boys for freedom Tis the rising Tis the rising of the moon ==================================================================

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