King Henry

演唱者:Martin Carthy

专辑:Essential

    作曲 : Carthy Martin

    Let never the man a-wooing ride

    E'er forget things three

    A routh of gold, a heart of love

    Full of charity

    For it happened to King Henry

    As a-hunting he did ride

    Ta'en his hawk his good greyhound

    Running loud down by his side

    He's chased the roe deer him before

    He's chased the buck all down to his den

    And the fattest deer in all the flock

    Young King Henry he has slain

    King Henry he ate of the venison

    The dogs ate of the blood

    They lay down they fell asleep

    Asleep as they were dead

    It fell about the midnight hour

    The hour when all men lay asleep

    Such chill winds blew around the house

    The very trees they did weep

    Great shakings shook the house about

    Shakings split the door

    The foulest woman that e'er there was

    Came a-stamping on the floor

    Her head hit the roof of the hunting lodge

    Her waist her waist you could hardly span

    If a fouler woman lived

    She was not known to God or man

    Oh meat meat ye king an't be

    Meat give thou to me

    What meat's there i' the house lady

    That you're not welcome to

    So she has ta'en his good brown steed

    And oh but oh his heart was sore

    She's ate it up both skin and bone

    Left nothing but hide and hair

    Oh more meat ye king an't be

    More meat give thou to me

    What meat's there i' the house lady

    That you're not welcome to

    So she has ta'en his gay goshawk

    And oh but oh his heart was sore

    She's ate it up all skin and bone

    Left nothing but feathers bare

    Oh more meat ye king an't be

    More meat give thou me

    What meat's there i' the house lady

    That you're not welcome to

    So she has ta'en his good greyhound

    And oh but oh his heart was sore

    She's ate it up both skin and bone

    Left nothing but hide and hair

    Oh drink drink ye king an't be

    Drink give thou to me

    What drink's there i' the house lady

    That you're not welcome to

    So he's sewn up his horse's hide

    And wine and good wine he has put in

    She drank it up she drank it down

    There was no drop left in

    A bed a bed ye king an't be

    A bed for you and me

    I do vow and I do swear

    Tonight to lie down with thee

    Oh take your boots off O King Henry

    And let all your clothes fall

    For you and I will in one bed lie

    And I'll lie next to the wall

    The night was gone the day was come

    The sun shone through the hall

    The fairest woman that e'er there was

    Lay twixt him and the wall

    Oh what is this cries young King Henry

    How long will this last with me

    And there up spoke the fair young lady

    Even till the day you dead be

    For I've met many's the gentleman

    Who gave to me all my fill

    Ne'er met I such a gentleman

    Who gave to me all my will

    For I've met many's the gentleman, sir

    Who gave to me all my fill

    Ne'er met I such a gentleman

    Who gave to me all my will

    \"Now King Henry, you courteous knight,

    Your horse's hide you'll bring.\"

    And o'er it she has raised her hand

    And lively he did spring.

    \"And likewise bring your hounds their skins

    And your hawks their feathers bare.\"

    And soon the hounds they leapt about

    And the hawks flew in the air.

    Then Henry he has mounted up,

    Put his lady on before.

    And straightway to the church they rode

    To keep the oath he swore.

    And they rode on into the town

    From out the wild woods green.

    And the people clammered all around

    To see their strange new queen.
    作曲 : Carthy Martin

    Let never the man a-wooing ride

    E'er forget things three

    A routh of gold, a heart of love

    Full of charity

    For it happened to King Henry

    As a-hunting he did ride

    Ta'en his hawk his good greyhound

    Running loud down by his side

    He's chased the roe deer him before

    He's chased the buck all down to his den

    And the fattest deer in all the flock

    Young King Henry he has slain

    King Henry he ate of the venison

    The dogs ate of the blood

    They lay down they fell asleep

    Asleep as they were dead

    It fell about the midnight hour

    The hour when all men lay asleep

    Such chill winds blew around the house

    The very trees they did weep

    Great shakings shook the house about

    Shakings split the door

    The foulest woman that e'er there was

    Came a-stamping on the floor

    Her head hit the roof of the hunting lodge

    Her waist her waist you could hardly span

    If a fouler woman lived

    She was not known to God or man

    Oh meat meat ye king an't be

    Meat give thou to me

    What meat's there i' the house lady

    That you're not welcome to

    So she has ta'en his good brown steed

    And oh but oh his heart was sore

    She's ate it up both skin and bone

    Left nothing but hide and hair

    Oh more meat ye king an't be

    More meat give thou to me

    What meat's there i' the house lady

    That you're not welcome to

    So she has ta'en his gay goshawk

    And oh but oh his heart was sore

    She's ate it up all skin and bone

    Left nothing but feathers bare

    Oh more meat ye king an't be

    More meat give thou me

    What meat's there i' the house lady

    That you're not welcome to

    So she has ta'en his good greyhound

    And oh but oh his heart was sore

    She's ate it up both skin and bone

    Left nothing but hide and hair

    Oh drink drink ye king an't be

    Drink give thou to me

    What drink's there i' the house lady

    That you're not welcome to

    So he's sewn up his horse's hide

    And wine and good wine he has put in

    She drank it up she drank it down

    There was no drop left in

    A bed a bed ye king an't be

    A bed for you and me

    I do vow and I do swear

    Tonight to lie down with thee

    Oh take your boots off O King Henry

    And let all your clothes fall

    For you and I will in one bed lie

    And I'll lie next to the wall

    The night was gone the day was come

    The sun shone through the hall

    The fairest woman that e'er there was

    Lay twixt him and the wall

    Oh what is this cries young King Henry

    How long will this last with me

    And there up spoke the fair young lady

    Even till the day you dead be

    For I've met many's the gentleman

    Who gave to me all my fill

    Ne'er met I such a gentleman

    Who gave to me all my will

    For I've met many's the gentleman, sir

    Who gave to me all my fill

    Ne'er met I such a gentleman

    Who gave to me all my will

    \"Now King Henry, you courteous knight,

    Your horse's hide you'll bring.\"

    And o'er it she has raised her hand

    And lively he did spring.

    \"And likewise bring your hounds their skins

    And your hawks their feathers bare.\"

    And soon the hounds they leapt about

    And the hawks flew in the air.

    Then Henry he has mounted up,

    Put his lady on before.

    And straightway to the church they rode

    To keep the oath he swore.

    And they rode on into the town

    From out the wild woods green.

    And the people clammered all around

    To see their strange new queen.

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