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Come brother tradesmen that travel alone,
Pray come and tell me where the trade has all gone,
Far I have travelled and trade have I none,
O, the hard times of old England,
In old England very hard times.
Provisions you buy at the shop it is true,
But if you've no money there's none there for you.
What's a poor man and his family to do?
O, the hard times of old England,
In old England very hard times.
You go to a shop and you ask for a job
They answer you there with a shake or a nod.
It's enough to make a poor man to turn out and rob,
O, the hard times of old England,
In old England very hard times.
You see the poor tradesmen walking the street
Morning till night, employment to seek.
Scarcely have they any shoes on their feet,
O, the hard times of old England,
In old England very hard times.
Our soldiers and sailors have just come from war,
Been fighting for King and their country once more,
Home to be starved better stayed where they were,
O, the hard times of old England,
In old England very hard times.
Now to conclude and to finish my song
Let us hope that these hard times they will not last long.
And I may have reason to alter me song,
And sing O, the good times of old England,
In old England jolly times.
And sing O, the good times of old England,
In old England jolly good times,
In old England jolly good times,
In old England jolly good times,
In old England jolly good times.
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04 As I Roved Out
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As I roved out one bright May morning
To view the meadows and flowers on my way
When whom should I spy but my own true lover
As she sat under yon Willow tree
I took off my hat and I did salute her
I did salute her most courageously
When she turned around well the tears fell from her
Sayin' "False young man, you have deluded me"
"A diamond ring I owned I gave to you
A diamond ring to wear on your right hand
But the vows you made, love, you went and broke them
And married the lassie that had the land"
"If I'd married the lassie that had the land, my love
It's that I'll rue till the day I die
When misfortune falls sure no man can shun it
I was blindfolded that I'll ne'er deny"
Now at nights when I go to my bed of slumber
The thoughts of my true love run in my mind
When I turn around to embrace my darling
Instead of gold sure it's brass I find
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'Twas on one April morning, just as the sun was rising,
'Twas on one April morning, I heard the small birds sing.
They were singing Lovely Nancy,
For love it is a fancy—
And sweet were the notes that, I heard the small birds sing.
Young men are false and are full of all deceiving;
Young men are false, and they seldom do prove true.
For they're roving and they're ranging
And their minds are always changing
And they're thinking for to find out, some other girl that's new.
O if I had but my own heart in keeping,
O if I had but my own heart back again:
Close in my bosom
I would lock it up forever
And it should wander never, so far from me again.
So why would you spend all your long time in courting?
Why would you spend all your long time in vain?
For I don't intend to marry,
I would rather longer tarry.
O young man don't you spend all, your single life in vain.
'Twas on one April morning, just as the sun was rising,
'Twas on one April morning, I heard the small birds sing.
They were singing Lovely Nancy,
For love it is a fancy—
And sweet were the notes that, I heard the small birds sing.
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08 Oh Albion!
02:55
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Oh Albion, what have you done?
Bought a cheap ticket to set yourself free
Off to the seaside to relive your youth
And now you must jump in the sea
You slammed the train door on your friend's fingers
And laughed as you chugged away
A mystery tour with no direction
3 and 6 on the ghost train today
We're taking a ride on the dodgems
Then onto the merry go round
Helter skelter to a black and white future
We're leaving the colour behind
Oh the sea looks cold and the wind is up
The sky's turned from blue to grey
Your earlier notion to jump in the ocean
Seems a bit crazy today
You're old and rheumatic, your muscles are flaccid
Not sure you'll swim far today
Don't stray far from the strand, there's no help at hand
Remember you sent it away
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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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