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Skewbald
04:50
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You gallant gentlemen all, come listen to me story
It's of the bold Skewbald that noble racing pony
Arthur Marvel was the man who has brought the Skewbald over
He's a diamond of the land and he rolls around in clover
The horses were brought out with saddle, whip and bridle
And the gentlemen did shout when they saw the noble rider
And some did shout hooray as the air was thick with curses
On the grey Griselda sportsmen laid their purses
The trumpet it did sound, they shot off like an arrow
They scarcely touched the ground for the going it was narrow
Then Griselda passed him by, the gentlemen did holler,
"Oh, the grey will win the day and the Skewbald he will follow."
Then halfway round the track up spoke the noble rider,
"I fear we must fall back for she's going like a tiger."
And when they did discourse, bold Skewbald flew like lightning
and chased around the course, and the grey mare she was taken
"Ride on, my noble lord, for they have two hundred guineas
and the prize shall be of gold when we pick become the winner."
Then past the winning post Skewbald won so handy
And horse and rider both ordered sherry wine and brandy
You gallant gentlemen all, come listen to me story
It's of the bold Skewbald that noble racing pony
Arthur Marvel was the man who has brought the Skewbald over
He's a diamond of the land and he rolls around in clover
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The Long Peg and Awl
04:50
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As I was a-walking one morning in May
I met a pretty fair maid, her gown it was gay.
I step-ped up to her, and back she did fall
She want to be played with the long peggin' awl.
I said, "Pretty fair maid will you travel with me,
Unto foreign countries, strange things for to see?
And I will protect you, what e'er may befall
And follow your love wuth his long peggin' awl"
Then home to her parents she then went straightway
And unto her mother these words she did say,
"I'll follow my true love what e'er may befall
I'll follow my love with his long peggin' awl."
"O daughter, O daughter, how can yopu say so?
For young men are false as you very well know.
They'll tell you fine things and the devil and all
And leave you big-bellied with the long peggin' awl."
"O mother, O mother, now do not say so.
Before you werte sixteen, you very well know
There wqas father and mother and baby and all
You followed my dad for his long peggin' awl."
As I was a-walking one morning in May
I met a pretty fair maid, her gown it was gay.
I step-ped up to her, and back she did fall
She want to be played with the long peggin' awl.
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Nancy Spain
03:50
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Of all the stars that ever shone
Not one does twinkle like your pale blue eyes
Like golden corn at harvest-time your hair
Sailing in my boat the wind
Gently blows and fills my sail
Your sweet scented breath is everywhere
No matter where I wander
I'm still haunted by your name
The portrait of your beauty stays the same
Standing by the ocean wondering where you've gone
If you'll return again
Where is the ring I gave to Nancy Spain
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Hey, look yonder, tell me what's that you see
Marching to the fields of Concord?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with a flintlock in his hand,
Marching to the Concord war, hey marching to the Concord war.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what's that you see
Marching to the fields of Dunkirk?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with a carbine in his hand,
Marching to the Dunkirk war, hey marching to the Dunkirk war.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what you see
Marching to the fields of Korea?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with an M1 in his hand,
Marching to the Korean war, hey marching to the Korean war.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what you see
Marching to the fields of Birmingham?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with his hand rolled in a fist,
Marching to the Birmingham war, hey marching to the Birmingham war.
Hey, what's the use of singing this song, some of you are not even listening.
Tell me what it is we've got to do: wait for our fields to start glistening,
Here comes a hydrogen bomb, here comes a guided missile,
Here comes a hydrogen bomb: I can almost hear its whistle.
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Pink Moon
05:49
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aw it written and I saw it say
Pink moon is on its way
And none of you stand so tall
Pink moon gonna get ye all
And it's a pink moon
Hey it's a pink moon
Pink, pink, pink, pink, pink moon
Pink, pink, pink, pink, pink moon
I saw it written and I saw it say
Pink moon is on its way
And none of you stand so tall
Pink moon gonna get ye all
It's a pink moon
Yea, it's a pink moon
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Of time and rivers flowing
The seasons make a song
And we who live beside her
Still try to sing along
Of rivers, fish, and men
And the season still a-coming
When she'll run clear again.
So many homeless sailors,
So many winds that blow
I asked the half blind scholars
Which way the currents flow
So cast your nets below
And the gods of moving waters
Will tell us all they know.
The circles of the planets
The circles of the moon
The circles of the atoms
All play a marching tune
And we who would join in
Can stand aside no longer
Not let us all begin.
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It was back in nineteen forty-two,
I was a member of a good platoon.
We were on maneuvers in-a Louisiana,
One night by the light of the moon.
The captain told us to ford a river,
That's how it all begun.
We were -- knee deep in the Big Muddy,
But the big fool said to push on.
The Sergeant said, "Sir, are you sure,
This is the best way back to the base?"
"Sergeant, go on! I forded this river
'Bout a mile above this place.
It'll be a little soggy but just keep slogging.
We'll soon be on dry ground."
We were, waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool said to push on.
The Sergeant said, "Sir, with all this equipment
No man will be able to swim."
"Sergeant, don't be a Nervous Nellie, "
The Captain said to him.
"All we need is a little determination;
Men, follow me, I'll lead on."
We were, neck deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool said to push on.
All at once, the moon clouded over,
We heard a gurgling cry.
A few seconds later, the captain's helmet
Was all that floated by.
The Sergeant said, "Turn around men!
I'm in charge from now on."
And we just made it out of the Big Muddy
With the captain dead and gone.
Well, I'm not going to point any moral,
I'll leave that for yourself
Maybe you're still walking, you're still talking
You'd like to keep your health.
But every time I read the papers
That old feeling comes on;
We're, waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool says to push on.
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See the boys out walking
The boys they look so fine
Dressed up in green velvet
Their silver buckles shine
Soon they'll be bleary-eyed
Under a keg of wine
Down where the drunkards roll
Down where the drunkards roll
See that lover standing
Staring at the ground
He's looking for the real thing
Lies were all he found
You can get the real thing
It will only cost a pound
Down where the drunkards roll
Down where the drunkards roll
There goes a troubled woman
She dreams a troubled dream
She lives out on the highway
She keeps her money clean
Soon she'll be returning
To the place where she's the queen
Down where the drunkards roll
Down where the drunkards roll
You can be a gambler
Who never drew a hand
You can be a sailor
Who never left dry land
You can be Lord Jesus
All the world will understand
Down where the drunkards roll
Down where the drunkards roll
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Oh, I wish I was single again, again
I wish I was single again
Oh, if I was single, my pockets woulds jingle
I wish I was single again
I took me a wife, oh then, oh then,
I took me a wife, oh then
I took me a wife, she's the plague of my life
I wish I was single again
My wife got a fever, oh then, oh then
My wife got a fever, oh then,
My wife got a fever, I hope it won't leave 'er
For then I'll be single again
I wish I was single again, again
I wish I was single again
Oh, if I was single, my pockets woulds jingle
I wish I was single again
My wife she died, oh then, oh then
My wife she died, oh then
My wife she died, an' I laughed till I cried
For now I am single again
Oh, I went to the wake, oh then, oh then
I went to the wake, oh then
I went to the wake, but not for the sake
But to view the young women again
I went to the funeral then, oh then
I went to the funeral then
Oh, the music did play and I danced on the grace
For now I am single again
I took me another one then, oh then
I took me another one then
Oh, I tookme another, she's worse than the other
I wish I were single again
Come all you young men who have wives
Come all you young men who have none
Be kind to the first for the second is worse
I wish I was single again
Oh, I wish I was single again, again
I wish I was single again
Oh, if I was single, my pockets woulds jingle
I wish I was single again
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Siege of Delhi
02:55
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There was a shepherd and he slept
sheep upon a hill.
And he would go each May morning
all for to drink his fill.
And it's blow the windy morning
Blow the winds, i-o
Clear away the morning dew
and sweet the winds shall blow
Sweet the winds shall blow
He looked up, he looked down
He took a downward look
And there he spied a pretty maid
A-washing at the brook
And it's blow the windy morning
Blow the winds, i-o
Clear away the morning dew
and sweet the winds shall blow
Sweet the winds shall blow
And then he rode along the road
'til he came upon an inn
And ready was the pretty maid
to let the maiden in
And it's blow the windy morning
Blow the winds, i-o
Clear away the morning dew
and sweet the winds shall blow
Sweet the winds shall blow
She jumped off her milk-white steed
and stepped within the inn, crying
"You're a beggar without,
and I'm a maid within."
And it's blow the windy morning
Blow the winds, i-o
Clear away the morning dew
and sweet the winds shall blow
You may take off your shirt and hose
and let your feet go bare,
but if you find a pretty maid
you touch her if you dare
you touch her if you date
And it's blow the windy morning
Blow the winds, i-o
Clear away the morning dew
and sweet the winds shall blow
Sweet the winds shall blow
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Lehto and Wright Minneapolis, Minnesota
“... among North America’s best practitioners of Anglo-Celtic folk-rock... wonderfully intricate, powerful guitar-driven
music...”
— Dirty Linen
“... Lehto & Wright produce a tight, seasoned yet compact sound, offering a fresh blast of inventive folk-rock American style.”
— Folk Roots
Celtic/American Folk and Folk Rock from a Minnesota based Trio.
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