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High Germany (Traditional song arranged by Mitchell and Vincent)
“Oh Polly love, oh Polly, the rout has now begun,
And we must go a-marching to the beating of the drum.
Go dress yourself all in your best and come along with me;
I'll take you to the cruel war in High Germany.”
“Oh Billy love, oh Billy, come list what I do say,
My feet they are so tender, I cannot march away.
And besides, my dearest Billy, I am with child by thee,
Not fitted for the cruel war in High Germany.”
“I'll buy for you a horse, my love, and on it you shall ride
And all my delight shall be a-riding by your side.
We'll stop at every alehouse and drink when we are dry,
We'll be true to one another, get married by and by.”
Oh, cursed be them cruel wars that ever they should rise
And out of Merry England press many a man like-wise.
They pressed my true love from me, like-wise my brothers three,
And sent them to the cruel wars in High Germany.
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No, my friends I do not value nor my foes I do not fear,
Now my love has left me I wander far and near.
And when my baby it is born and a-smiling on my knee
I'll think on lovely Billy in High Germany.
“Oh Polly love, oh Polly, the rout has now be-gun,
And we must go a-marching to the beating of the drum.
Go dress yourself all in your best and come along with me;
I'll take you to the cruel war in High Germany.”
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Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy (Traditional song arranged by Mitchell and Vincent)
Adieu sweet lovely Nancy
Ten thousand times adieu
I am bound to cross the o-cean
To seek for something new
Come change your ring with me dear girl
Come change your ring with me
That it might be a token of true love
When I am on the sea
And now that I am on the sea
I know not where I am
Kind letters I will write to you
From every foreign land
The secrets of my mind fine girl
The best of all goodwill
So let your body be where it is
My heart will be with you still
There's a heavy storm arising
See how it gathers round
While we poor souls on the ocean wide
Are fighting for the crown
Our officer commands us
And it's him we must obey
Expecting every moment
For to get washed away
There are tinkers tailors shoemakers
Lie snoring asleep
While we poor souls on the ocean wide
Are ploughing through the deep
There's no-one to defend us love
And keep us from the cold
On the ocean wide where we must bide
Like jolly sailors all
And now the wars are over
They'll be peace on every shore
We'll drink to our wives and our children
And the girls that we adore
We'll call for liquor merrily
And spend our money free
And when our money is all gone
We'll boldly go to sea
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Pleasant and Delightful or The Larks They Sang Melodious (Traditional song arranged by Mitchell and Vincent)
It was pleasant and delightful on a fine summer's morn
And the green fields and the meadows were covered in corn
And the blackbirds and thrushes sang on every green tree
And the larks they sang melodious at the dawning of the day
And the larks they sang melodious x3
At the dawning of the day.
A sailor and his true love were walking one day
Said the sailor to his true love "I am bound far away
I’m bound for the Indies where the load cannons roar
I must go and leave you Nancy you're the girl that I adore
I must go and leave you Nancy x3
You're the girl that I adore.
So fare thee well my dearest Nancy, I'm bound far away
The ship is a-waiting out there in the bay
The anchor is hoisted she waits the next tide
And if ever I return again I will make you my bride
And if ever I return again x3
I will make you my bride
The ring from off her finger she instantly drew
Saying "Take this dearest William and me heart will go too"
And as he embraced her tears from her eyes fell
Saying, "May I go along with you?" "Oh no me love farewell"
Saying, "May I go along with you?" x3
"Oh no me love farewell"
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Mitchell and Vincent UK
David Mitchell and Graham Vincent are a folk duo from Dorset and Somerset who play a lively mix of traditional tunes which
they have arranged for Fiddle and Classical Guitar alongside songs from around the British Isles.
They have performed at a whole variety of festivals, events and concerts around the UK and abroad.
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