But perhaps she really is magic. Captain and sailors to sleep o. She robbed him of silver she robbed him of gold. So with long persuading they got her onboard, (Let the wind blod high, blow low). 2x) The captain he poured out the richery wine That sparked so bright and so clear-o Saying "First you will lie in my arms all this night, And then I'll hand you to my crew my crew" (2x) "Oh thank you, oh thank you, " this maiden replied "That's just what I've been waiting for-o. FSCatskills 75, "The Maid on the Shore" (2 texts, 2 tunes).
And she rowed herself back to the shore, shore, shore, And she rowed herself back to the shore. Our text is collated from the many versions collected in the USA and Canada, and Hazel composed a new version of the tune to set it to. And quickly he rode it to shore o. Cyril Tawney sang The Maid on the Shore on his 1992 cassette In Every Port: More Songs of Seafarers and the Fairer Sex. Recorded by John Roberts and Tony Barrand on Dark Ships in the. Her beauty it did shine so clear-o. Friedman, p. 403, "The Sea Captain" (1 text). Well, don't be so sad and sunk down in despair. Originating from around Newfoundland and New England, this song, like many of the inhabitants of that territory, has its roots deep in Gaelic tradition. Writer(s): Tony Roberts, Jacqui Mcshee, John Molineux, John Renbourne
Lyrics powered by More from Homeward Bound: Sea Songs, Ballads, and Chanteys. For there, the girl is a mermaid or siren. Contributed by Bernart Bartleby - 2017/12/30 - 23:43. 731-732, "The Fair Maid by the Sea Shore" (1 text). The evocation of moonlight through the song seems to emphasise a supernatural atmosphere, though the delicate wit of it keeps the song's feet on the ground.
If I can't have that maid on the shore. Martin Carthy's version transcribed by Garry Gillard and Reinhard Zierke. Was to wander alone on the shore, 0 shore, Was to wander alone on the shore. Sandra and Nancy Kerr sang The Maid on the Shore in 1996 on their Fellside CD Neat and Complete. She sang charming and sweet, she sang neat and complete, She sang sailors and captain to sleep. She robbed him of costly fare-o. To paddle her back to the shore, To paddle her back to the shore. Rm - Cutting Down Broom. Jacqui McShee sang The Maid on the Shore in 1980 on the John Renbourn Group's Transatlantic album The Enchanted Garden. For I've grown so weary of my maidenhead As I wandered alone on the shore. " Your men was not deep in dispair-o. The song is attributed to A. Lloyd. I'm a maiden again on the shore, shore, shore... Writer/s: Jörgen Elofsson.
"The Broomfield Hill" [Child 43] (plot) and references there. They were deeply sunk down in despair-o. Newmarket-on-Fergus. It is probably the English language version of an old Gaelic myth. I deluded your sailors as well as yourself, I'm a maiden once more on the shore, shore, shore, The Maid on the Shore (From the DT). Homeward Bound, Revels 2002, CD (2002), trk# 4.
Laws K27; Roud 181). Saying "Fair you well sorrow and care and care. " For to let you away from my cabin so gay. The Maid on the Shore Songtext. The captain had silver, the captain had gold, the captain had costly wealth. She robbed them of costly fine fare o. the captains broad sword she used as an oar. "Oh, were my men crazy, or were they all drunk, Or were they sunk deep in despair, 0?
Writer(s): Tony Roberts, Jacqui Mcshee, John Molineux, John Renbourne. If she'd please take a sail from the shore, the shore, If she'd please take a sail from the shore-O. DESCRIPTION: The captain sees a pretty girl on the shore, and vigorously entreats her to come aboard. "Drimindown" (tune). 48 - Maid on the ShoreWords by Traditional. 'Now, do not be sad or sunk down in despair, "This song, with its. A live recording with Dave Swarbrick at the Folkus Folk Club in the same year is available on Both Ears and the Tail. Greenleaf/Mansfield 28, "The Maiden who Dwelt by the Shore" (1 text, 1 tune) {Bronson's #29}. And neither sunk deep in despair-o. He invited her down to his cabin and o, Farewell to all sorrow and care, o. Farewell to all sorrow and care o. The story of a siren, whether benevolent, malevolent or just plain amoral, is quite widely diffused in Europe but is not so common in England. "Maid on the Shore Lyrics. "
Note for non-Italian users: Sorry, though the interface of this website is translated into English, most commentaries and biographies are in Italian and/or in other languages like French, German, Spanish, Russian etc. Martin Carthy commented in his original recording's sleeve notes: Bronson in his Tunes of the Child Ballads lists Fair Maid on the Shore as a variant on the Broomfield Hill theme, where a young girl extricates herself from a nasty predicament by employing a mixture of guile and magic. The Askew Sisters sang The Maid on the Shore in 2014 on their RootBeat CD In the Air or the Earth. I deluded your sailors as well as yourself.
FOUND IN: US(MA, NE, NW, So, SW) Canada(Mar, Newf) Ireland. Their rings and their things and their fine fair robes. "Oh thank you, oh thank you, " this young girl she cried, "It's just what I've been waiting for-o: For I've grown so weary of my maidenhead. To see her go away with her booty (sic) so gay, With her rings and her things and her fine fare-O, Her rings and her things and her fare-O. Eliza Carthy sings Maid on the Shore. She partook of his silver, partook of his gold, partook of his costly wealth. Neat and Complete, Fellside FECD 107, CD (1996), trk# 6. Font size:XS S M L XL. She sand so sweet, gentile and complete, She sang all the sea men to sleep, She sang all the sea men to sleep.
The Maid on the Shore There was a young maiden, who lived all alone Her beauty it did shine so clear-o And all she could find for to ease her sad mind Was to wander alone on the shore the shore Was to wander alone on the shore (2x) And there was a young captain, who plowed the salt seas Let the wind blow high, blow low-o This beautiful maiden he chanced for to spy "Don't I wish that I had her on board on board Don't I wish that I had her on board. " La suite des paroles ci-dessous. "I will sing you a song, " this young maiden did cry, The young captain was weeping with joy-o. She sat herself down in his cabin below.
And her rings and her things and her fine fare-o, Her rings and her things and her fine fare. She noted: John Lyons recorded a version of this on his The May Morning Dew album on Topic, which was the first time I heard it—but I learned this version from my father, who got it from Martin Carthy. 2x) The steward he ran and he lowered the boat And quickly he rode it to shore o And these were the very first words he did say: "Fair maid, won't you venture on board on board? For I've robbed you of silver and I've robbed you of gold. "Oh were my men drunk or were my men mad. The steward he ran and he lowered the boat.
Roberts, John; and Tony Barrand. 2x) "Oh were me men crazy, or were they all drunk? It was thought to have disappeared from England, until a version was recorded in the grim city of Birmingham in 1952. For to roam once again on the shore. And these were the very first words he did say: "Fair maid, won't you venture on board on board? Cypress makes rehearsal tracks for choirs – here is a demo.
Well you should have learned it before o. i sang you to sleep and i robbed you oh well. As she walked all alone on the shore, the shore, It's of a sea-captain who sailed a fine ship, The weather was pleasant and clear-O. West, Hedy; and Bill Clifton.