The Leaves in the Woodland feat. Martin Carthy

歌詞

It's of a cottage in a wood All underneath a hill he stood Of a cottage in the wood All underneath the hill he stood Which I never seen before Which I never seen before By there come a pedlar man Through and through the woods he ran By there come the pedlar man As through and through the woods he ran And he cried all at the door And he cried all at the door Oh it's forty miles I travelled today Spied a cottage by the way Forty miles I travelled today I spied a cottage by the way Which I never seen before Which I never seen before Lady looked out of her window so high She saw the pedlar standing by Lady looked out of her window so high She saw the pedlar standing by Sing your song you pedlar man Your song you lately have begun For me Mum and Dad are fast asleep Brothers have gone to mind the sheep Mum and Dad are fast asleep Brothers have gone to mind the sheep And I dare not let you in And I dare not let you in Oh but it rains it flows it hails and snows And I am wet all through my clothes Oh it rains it flows it hails it snows And I am wet all through my clothes And I pray you let me in And I pray you let me in For me and my pack is worth twenty pound All in silver and gold to find For me and my pack is worth twenty pound All in silver and gold to find Freely I would give it to thee All to lie one night with thee And he has sworn by his hair of red He would have her maidenhead He has sworn by his hair of red That he would have her maidenhead And he cried all at the door And he cried all at the door Oh but it rains it flows it hails it snows And I am wet all through my clothes Oh it rains it flows it hails it snows And I am wet all through my clothes And I pray you let me in I pray you let me in No kind sir that never can be There's nobody in the house by me No kind sir that never can be There's nobody in the house by me And I dare not let you in I dare not let you in You must read my riddle and read it right If you would lie with me this night You must read my riddle and read it right If you would lie with me this night Riddle me reet and riddle me right Where was I on Saturday night If water was my prison to be I would swim for liberty If water was my prison to be I would swim for liberty So what was the boat you built for me Down the woods and under a tree For one moonlit night as I sat high I looked for one but two came by* For one moonlit night as I sat high I looked for one but two came by The boughs did bend the leaves did shake To see the hole that the fox did make The pedlar cursed the pedlar swore So loudly beat all at the door The pedlar cursed the pedlar swore So loudly beat all at the door Get you gone you pedlar man For I know you and where you're from And she has looked out of her window so high She's spied her brothers come riding by She looked out of her window so high She's spied her brothers come riding by Get you gone you pedlar man For I know you and where you're from Seven brothers came to the door So loudly they the horn did blow Seven brothers came to the door So loudly they the horn did blow Down on his knees the pedlar fall For mercy he did shout and bawl Oh it's all night long your grave I made All day long in wait I laid All night long your grave I made And all day long in wait I laid The lady laughed the lady sang As through the woods the pedlar ran Around his heels the hounds they ran As round his head the bullets rang Round his heels the hounds they ran As round his head the bullets rang The boughs did bend the leaves did shake To hear the cries that the fox did make