0:00:05 > 0:00:08APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:00:19 > 0:00:21We'll start off with a song
0:00:21 > 0:00:25that's set in the frozen wastes of Northwest Canada,
0:00:25 > 0:00:27a place called Mercy Bay.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43# £10,000, the price was set
0:00:43 > 0:00:46# To find the Northwest Passage
0:00:46 > 0:00:48# Go down, go down, go down
0:00:50 > 0:00:53# So many ships had tried
0:00:53 > 0:00:56# And yet the ice floes will not let them through
0:01:01 > 0:01:05# 1850 was the year We sailed out of Plymouth
0:01:05 > 0:01:08# Go down, go down, go down
0:01:10 > 0:01:13# On a mighty ship with a little fear
0:01:13 > 0:01:16# With steel in our hull and our hearts
0:01:20 > 0:01:22# We set a course for old Cape Horn
0:01:22 > 0:01:24# And out across the ocean
0:01:24 > 0:01:26# Go down, go down, go down
0:01:28 > 0:01:31# And I worked the night watch dusk till dawn
0:01:31 > 0:01:35# While many a man had his dream
0:01:39 > 0:01:41# From Bering Strait to the Beaufort Sea
0:01:41 > 0:01:43# The air was growing colder
0:01:43 > 0:01:48# Go down, go down, go down
0:01:48 > 0:01:51# The sea like rock in a mighty freeze
0:01:51 > 0:01:54# This winter will just have to stay
0:01:58 > 0:02:02# And the snow came down
0:02:02 > 0:02:07# From an endless sky
0:02:07 > 0:02:12# To the gods on high
0:02:12 > 0:02:14# I did pray
0:02:16 > 0:02:22- # Turn the ship around - Turn the ship around
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- # From these frozen grounds - From these frozen grounds
0:02:25 > 0:02:30# And let's be homeward bound
0:02:32 > 0:02:33# Find a way
0:02:37 > 0:02:42# Summer came and the waters moved And the wind blew in our freedom
0:02:42 > 0:02:45# Go down, go down, go down
0:02:45 > 0:02:48# But the end of the strait had not improved
0:02:48 > 0:02:51# So to the north of Bank's Isle we did steer
0:02:55 > 0:03:00# Crushed and held by the frozen cold In a candlelit prison
0:03:00 > 0:03:01# Go down
0:03:05 > 0:03:08# With a hot meal worth its weight in gold
0:03:08 > 0:03:11# McClure says we mustn't give in
0:03:14 > 0:03:18# But the snow came down
0:03:18 > 0:03:24# From an endless sky
0:03:24 > 0:03:27# To the gods on high
0:03:27 > 0:03:30# I did pray
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- # Turn this ship around - Turn this ship around
0:03:38 > 0:03:43- # From these frozen grounds - From these frozen grounds
0:03:43 > 0:03:47# And let's be homeward bound
0:03:47 > 0:03:50# Find a way
0:03:52 > 0:03:55# Months go by and we walk and sleep
0:03:55 > 0:03:57# Rations getting smaller
0:03:57 > 0:03:59# Go down, go down, go down
0:04:01 > 0:04:04# It's enough to make a grown man weep
0:04:04 > 0:04:07# Well, the ice won't be melting this year
0:04:30 > 0:04:32# McClure set out for the Melville Isle
0:04:32 > 0:04:34# In search of our salvation
0:04:34 > 0:04:37# Go down, go down, go down
0:04:39 > 0:04:42# And his bulldog spirit mile on mile
0:04:42 > 0:04:44# Made up for him landing us here
0:04:48 > 0:04:52# In April 1853, the Resolute sailed
0:04:52 > 0:04:56# Go down, go down, go down
0:04:58 > 0:05:01# And at Melville Isle they found the note
0:05:01 > 0:05:04# That told of our place and our plight
0:05:07 > 0:05:09# We left that ship in the frozen cold
0:05:09 > 0:05:12# We buried the poor men who died
0:05:16 > 0:05:19# Three mounds that looked out to the sea
0:05:19 > 0:05:23# The names writ in copper on wood
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- # And we sailed away - And we sailed away
0:05:30 > 0:05:36- # On the Northern Star - On the Northern Star
0:05:36 > 0:05:41# Back to England's green once more
0:05:44 > 0:05:49- # Held in high esteem - Held in high esteem
0:05:49 > 0:05:54- # By our MPs' words - By our MPs' words
0:05:54 > 0:06:01# And £10,000 reward
0:06:07 > 0:06:12# Go down, go down, go down
0:06:17 > 0:06:21# Go down, go down, go down
0:06:26 > 0:06:31# Go down, go down, go down. #
0:07:14 > 0:07:16APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Thanks very much. Gerry Conway on drums.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25Chris Leslie, author.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28He wrote it.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Thanks.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37It's great to be back in the Union Chapel
0:07:37 > 0:07:43and we're going to play you a song now from way back in 1970,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46written by Richard Thompson and Dave Cyril Eric Swarbrick,
0:07:46 > 0:07:48two people who wised up
0:07:48 > 0:07:51and left our band at an early age.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55This is track one, side one on the Full House album
0:07:55 > 0:07:59which was the very first track I played on
0:07:59 > 0:08:02all those years ago, when I joined Fairport.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06You probably know it, if you know it, join in on the chorus.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08It's called Walk Awhile. Thank you.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10# A one, two, tickety-boo
0:08:38 > 0:08:40# Walk awhile, walk awhile
0:08:40 > 0:08:42# Walk awhile with me
0:08:42 > 0:08:45The more we walk together, love
0:08:45 > 0:08:49# The better we'll agree
0:08:49 > 0:08:52# We'll agree
0:08:54 > 0:08:58# One hand in your mouth and your finger in your eye
0:08:58 > 0:09:00# Undertakers bow their heads
0:09:00 > 0:09:03# As you go walking by
0:09:05 > 0:09:07# Walk awhile, walk awhile
0:09:07 > 0:09:08# Walk awhile with me
0:09:10 > 0:09:12# The more we walk together, love
0:09:12 > 0:09:15# The better we'll agree
0:09:15 > 0:09:20# We'll agree
0:09:42 > 0:09:45# Well, here comes another Sunday
0:09:45 > 0:09:46# Ringin' on the bell
0:09:48 > 0:09:50# Here comes your own dear child
0:09:50 > 0:09:53# With another tale to tell
0:09:53 > 0:09:56# Walk awhile, walk awhile
0:09:56 > 0:09:58# Walk awhile with me
0:09:58 > 0:10:01# The more we walk together, love
0:10:01 > 0:10:05# The better we'll agree
0:10:05 > 0:10:09# We'll agree
0:10:31 > 0:10:36# "Bring along," the brewer said "And bring the cuckoo tree"
0:10:36 > 0:10:38# Bring your lady mother along
0:10:38 > 0:10:40# To keep us company
0:10:42 > 0:10:44# Walk awhile, walk awhile
0:10:44 > 0:10:47# Walk awhile with me
0:10:47 > 0:10:49# The more we walk together, love
0:10:49 > 0:10:52# The better we'll agree
0:10:52 > 0:10:57# We'll agree
0:11:19 > 0:11:21# Two miles down the road
0:11:21 > 0:11:24# Henry Tompkin's wife
0:11:24 > 0:11:30# Three miles down the road And he's running for his life
0:11:30 > 0:11:32# Walk awhile, walk awhile
0:11:32 > 0:11:35# Walk awhile with me
0:11:35 > 0:11:37# The more we walk together, love
0:11:37 > 0:11:40# The better we'll agree
0:11:40 > 0:11:44# We'll agree
0:11:44 > 0:11:46# Oh-oh
0:11:46 > 0:11:48# Walk awhile, walk awhile
0:11:48 > 0:11:51# Walk awhile with me
0:11:51 > 0:11:54# The more we walk together, love
0:11:54 > 0:11:56# The better we'll agree
0:11:56 > 0:12:02# We'll agree. #
0:12:33 > 0:12:35APPLAUSE
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Thank you.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11APPLAUSE
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Albert and Ted!
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Thank you!
0:15:26 > 0:15:30The next song appeared on a Fairport album in the early 1970s.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32It was on what we called a concept album.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37This was a particular album about a man called John Babbacombe Lee.
0:15:37 > 0:15:43He was a man from Devon, accused of a dreadful murder down there
0:15:43 > 0:15:47and sentenced to be hung at Exeter Prison.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50This song we're going to do next is a snapshot from the story.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53It's the moment where John is in his prison cell
0:15:53 > 0:15:56for what he believes to be his last night on Earth
0:15:56 > 0:16:00before he's taken out the next morning.
0:16:10 > 0:16:16# There's a tiny little window
0:16:16 > 0:16:22# Where the sun comes shining through
0:16:22 > 0:16:32# Dancing with the dust that's in my cell
0:16:33 > 0:16:38# There's a sparrow sitting on the sill
0:16:38 > 0:16:43# He stays for a minute or two
0:16:44 > 0:16:51# But he's frightened by the ringing of the bell
0:16:54 > 0:17:00# There's a bed that I must lie on
0:17:00 > 0:17:07# When at night I take my rest
0:17:07 > 0:17:18# And a chair for me to sit on through the day
0:17:18 > 0:17:24# The men who wait beside me
0:17:24 > 0:17:30# Always know what's best
0:17:30 > 0:17:40# For a man who doesn't have too much to say
0:18:24 > 0:18:29# Throw a laugh into the corner
0:18:29 > 0:18:35# Blow a tear against the wall
0:18:36 > 0:18:40# Learn a game to play
0:18:40 > 0:18:47# Improve the mind
0:18:47 > 0:18:52# Confess your sins, you sinner
0:18:52 > 0:18:58# And see how the seconds fall
0:18:58 > 0:19:09# Leave all earthly cares and woes behind
0:19:09 > 0:19:15# And when my short affair with life
0:19:15 > 0:19:21# Is ended and I'm gone
0:19:21 > 0:19:32# Will you tell the world the story of John Lee?
0:19:32 > 0:19:37# All you see is nothing
0:19:37 > 0:19:43# And yet everything lives on
0:19:44 > 0:19:56# I was born to pay the hangman's fee. #
0:19:59 > 0:20:01APPLAUSE
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Chris Leslie!
0:20:20 > 0:20:22# John Gaudie was a fine young Man
0:20:22 > 0:20:25# In Shetland so it's told
0:20:25 > 0:20:30# Many's the crowd in Lerwick town his fiddle and he did hold
0:20:30 > 0:20:32# They've danced it up They've danced it down
0:20:32 > 0:20:35# As he fiddled the tunes around.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36# Of all the players in Shetland Isles
0:20:36 > 0:20:40# No better could be found When John broke the prison door
0:20:40 > 0:20:42# The jailer hadn't seen his like before
0:20:42 > 0:20:46# He ran back to the Levenwick shore And wrote himself a tune
0:20:46 > 0:20:48# John had his eye on a fair young girl
0:20:48 > 0:20:51# That lived not far away
0:20:51 > 0:20:56# His were not the only eyes So the rumours say
0:20:56 > 0:21:00# It happened down the Sandwick mines hewing the copper bed
0:21:00 > 0:21:04# His rival dropped a hammer down which struck John on the head
0:21:04 > 0:21:06# When John broke the prison door
0:21:06 > 0:21:09# The jailer hadn't seen his like before
0:21:09 > 0:21:13# He ran back to the Levenwick shore And wrote himself a tune
0:21:13 > 0:21:18# It struck him such a fearful blow Weakening his mind
0:21:18 > 0:21:23# Left him with his fiddling still But a job he couldn't find
0:21:23 > 0:21:28# For now he was prone to a fearful rage like the heat of the blazing sun
0:21:28 > 0:21:32# He would warn friends nearby I find her coming on
0:22:09 > 0:22:14# One day while in Lerwick town on Commercial Street
0:22:14 > 0:22:16# Between the trance and the half napkin
0:22:16 > 0:22:19# He felt this terrible heat
0:22:19 > 0:22:25# He was seized by many hands and locked in the tolbooth
0:22:25 > 0:22:29# Under Sergeant Nicols' eye his fury tried to soothe
0:22:29 > 0:22:31# When John broke the prison door
0:22:31 > 0:22:33# The jailer hadn't seen his like before
0:22:33 > 0:22:35# He ran back to the Levenwick shore
0:22:35 > 0:22:37# And wrote himself a tune
0:22:37 > 0:22:42# Waking up on the prison floor His temper got much worse
0:22:42 > 0:22:44# Kicking and stamping behind the door
0:22:44 > 0:22:47# He began to swear and curse
0:22:47 > 0:22:49# Pushing then with all his strength
0:22:49 > 0:22:51# The door at last gave way
0:22:51 > 0:22:53# He ran and ran across the fields
0:22:53 > 0:22:57# At home he meant to stay
0:22:57 > 0:22:58# When John broke the prison door
0:22:58 > 0:23:00# The jailer hadn't seen his like before
0:23:00 > 0:23:02# He ran back to the Levenwick shore
0:23:02 > 0:23:05# And wrote himself a tune
0:23:05 > 0:23:07# When John broke the prison door
0:23:07 > 0:23:09# The jailer hadn't seen his like before
0:23:09 > 0:23:11# He ran back to the Levenwick shore
0:23:11 > 0:23:13# And wrote himself a tune
0:23:13 > 0:23:15# When John broke the prison door
0:23:15 > 0:23:18# The jailer hadn't seen his like before
0:23:18 > 0:23:22# He ran back to the Levenwick shore And wrote himself a tune. #
0:24:52 > 0:24:55CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Thank you very much!
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Chris Leslie, author!
0:25:11 > 0:25:14The one we're about to do now,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16which was written by Sandy Denny
0:25:16 > 0:25:18before she joined the band, is about Mary, Queen of Scots.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21And its title comes from her last...
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Well, the place where she drew her last breath,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27which is a village in Northamptonshire called Fotheringay.
0:25:55 > 0:26:01# How often she has gazed from castle windows all
0:26:01 > 0:26:08# To watch the daylight passing beneath her captive walls
0:26:08 > 0:26:13# With no-one to heed her call
0:26:24 > 0:26:29# The evening hour is fading within the dwindling sun
0:26:30 > 0:26:36# And in a lonely moment, those embers will be gone
0:26:36 > 0:26:43# And the last of all the young birds flown
0:26:51 > 0:26:58# Her days of precious freedom, forfeited long before
0:26:58 > 0:27:06# To live such fruitless years behind a guarded door
0:27:06 > 0:27:12# But those days will last no more
0:28:10 > 0:28:18# Tomorrow, at this hour, she will be far away
0:28:18 > 0:28:25# Much farther than these islands, for the lonely Fotheringay. #
0:29:06 > 0:29:09CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Simon Nichol!
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Thank you!
0:29:22 > 0:29:24This is a little song
0:29:24 > 0:29:27that was written by a lady called Carolyn Evans,
0:29:27 > 0:29:29who's half of a duo called Red Shoes.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Her and her husband, Mark.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37A couple of years ago invited Chris and myself to play on their CD,
0:29:37 > 0:29:39and we had such a good time making the record with them
0:29:39 > 0:29:45that we stole this song and put it on our Festival Bell album.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Here it is. Celtic Moon.
0:29:47 > 0:29:48Thanks very much.
0:30:12 > 0:30:18# There's a lady who carries a burden
0:30:18 > 0:30:23# And the lines on her face tell it all
0:30:23 > 0:30:29# She remembers hearing sad stories
0:30:29 > 0:30:33# But still dances that memory home
0:30:33 > 0:30:41# And the stars would come out just to see her
0:30:41 > 0:30:44# And the clouds blew away all too soon
0:30:44 > 0:30:50# Her face lit the heavens above her
0:30:50 > 0:30:56# She was helped by the Celtic moon
0:30:56 > 0:31:01# The Celtic moon
0:31:01 > 0:31:06# The Celtic moon
0:31:06 > 0:31:12# Once a young girl with rings on her fingers
0:31:12 > 0:31:18# Given to her by a boy she once loved
0:31:18 > 0:31:22# Barefoot, they sat by the river
0:31:22 > 0:31:30# Sharing secrets with God up above
0:31:30 > 0:31:33# And the stars would come out just to see her
0:31:35 > 0:31:41# And the clouds blew away all too soon
0:31:41 > 0:31:44# Her face lit the heavens above her
0:31:44 > 0:31:50# She was helped by the Celtic moon
0:31:50 > 0:31:54# The Celtic moon
0:31:54 > 0:32:01# The Celtic moon
0:32:01 > 0:32:05# The Celtic moon
0:32:05 > 0:32:09# The Celtic moon
0:32:56 > 0:33:03# On a cold night by the roadside she rested
0:33:03 > 0:33:08# And pale was her skin Tired and worn
0:33:08 > 0:33:12# Her beauty had faded from grieving
0:33:12 > 0:33:17# She was too tired to weep Too tired to mourn
0:33:17 > 0:33:24# And the stars would come out just to see her
0:33:24 > 0:33:30# And the clouds blew away all too soon
0:33:30 > 0:33:33# Her face lit the heavens above her
0:33:33 > 0:33:39# She was helped by the Celtic moon
0:33:39 > 0:33:45# The Celtic moon
0:33:45 > 0:33:50# The Celtic moon
0:33:50 > 0:33:55# The Celtic moon
0:33:55 > 0:34:01# The Celtic moon. #
0:36:19 > 0:36:23APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:36:23 > 0:36:25Dave Pegg.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54# We are a proud land We stand for freedom
0:36:54 > 0:36:57# We've got the franchise on how to lead them
0:36:57 > 0:37:01# We've got the history and books to prove it
0:37:01 > 0:37:04# Give us the mountain and we will move it
0:37:04 > 0:37:07# We rule the waves and seven seas
0:37:07 > 0:37:11# We bring the mighty to their knees
0:37:11 > 0:37:14# We offer hope and inspiration
0:37:14 > 0:37:18# A fine example to lesser nations
0:37:18 > 0:37:21# We are Britannia the jewel in the crown
0:37:24 > 0:37:28# We brought a system to the masses
0:37:28 > 0:37:32# Divide a nation into classes
0:37:32 > 0:37:35# It's in our breeding and on our faces
0:37:35 > 0:37:38# At least we're all born knowing our places
0:37:38 > 0:37:42# We stay within our social borders
0:37:42 > 0:37:46# We only take what our class affords us
0:37:46 > 0:37:50# It doesn't matter that it's not even
0:37:50 > 0:37:53# This is the nature of the demon
0:37:53 > 0:37:56# We are Britannia the jewel in the crown
0:37:58 > 0:38:02# We are Britannia
0:38:02 > 0:38:06# We crowned an empire
0:38:06 > 0:38:09# We came and conquered
0:38:09 > 0:38:13# We tore their borders down
0:38:13 > 0:38:16# We need no conscience
0:38:16 > 0:38:20# God is on our side
0:38:20 > 0:38:23# We are Britannia
0:38:23 > 0:38:27# The jewel in the crown
0:38:36 > 0:38:39# We are your friendly liberators
0:38:39 > 0:38:43# We'll free you countries from their dictators
0:38:43 > 0:38:46# And for a small slice of your oil wells
0:38:46 > 0:38:49# We'll send our boys in with their gun shells
0:38:49 > 0:38:52# We are a refuge for the needy
0:38:52 > 0:38:56# Always caring never greedy
0:38:56 > 0:39:00# Whatever gesture could be finer
0:39:00 > 0:39:03# We ceded Hong Kong back to China
0:39:03 > 0:39:08# We are Britannia The jewel in the crown
0:39:08 > 0:39:12# We are Britannia
0:39:12 > 0:39:16# We crowned an empire
0:39:16 > 0:39:19# We came and conquered
0:39:19 > 0:39:22# We tore their borders down
0:39:22 > 0:39:26# We need no conscience
0:39:26 > 0:39:30# God is on our side
0:39:30 > 0:39:33# We are Britannia
0:39:33 > 0:39:38# The jewel in the crown
0:39:38 > 0:39:40# The jewel in the crown
0:39:44 > 0:39:47# The jewel in the crown
0:39:51 > 0:39:55# The jewel in the crown. #
0:40:04 > 0:40:09APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Thank you.
0:40:52 > 0:40:59# I went down to the hiring fair for to sell my labour
0:40:59 > 0:41:03# I noticed a maid in the very next row
0:41:03 > 0:41:05# And I hoped she'd be my neighbour
0:41:06 > 0:41:12# Imagine then my delight when the farmer picked us both
0:41:12 > 0:41:18# Though I spoke not a word on the cart to the farm
0:41:18 > 0:41:21# My heart beat in my throat
0:41:33 > 0:41:37# My lodging was dry My master fair
0:41:37 > 0:41:41# And I gave him full measure
0:41:41 > 0:41:44# like the corn in the field My envy grew
0:41:44 > 0:41:47# For in his house was my treasure
0:41:47 > 0:41:54# I'd watch her carry water Or drive cows from the byre
0:41:54 > 0:41:59# And the heat from the sun made the corn grow strong
0:41:59 > 0:42:02# And with it my desire
0:42:15 > 0:42:22# I'd see her in my dreaming and in my dreams caress
0:42:22 > 0:42:26# Her lips, her eyes Her long, brown hair
0:42:26 > 0:42:29# The curves beneath her dress
0:42:29 > 0:42:37# When harvest time it came at length So heavy was our task
0:42:37 > 0:42:41# That the women and the men worked side by side
0:42:42 > 0:42:45# So I had her near at last
0:42:58 > 0:43:03# I swung harder with my scythe Few words between us passed
0:43:05 > 0:43:08# And I cursed my tongue-tied youthfulness
0:43:08 > 0:43:12# And hoped that she'd hear my heart
0:43:12 > 0:43:19# When all was safely gathered in and we sat down to rest
0:43:19 > 0:43:22# My trembling fingers brushed her arm
0:43:24 > 0:43:27# And she placed them on her breast
0:43:54 > 0:43:58# She turned to me as the sun went down
0:43:58 > 0:44:01# And all my senses reeled
0:44:03 > 0:44:07# And we lay there on the scented ground
0:44:07 > 0:44:11# Till the moon rose over the field
0:45:37 > 0:45:44# She was safely gathered in my arms when from the barn
0:45:44 > 0:45:51# Drifted the sound of the violin and we hurried to the farm
0:45:52 > 0:45:56# Where all were dancing in the lantern light
0:45:56 > 0:45:59# And the music filled the air
0:45:59 > 0:46:03# And I thanked the Lord and the harvest moon
0:46:05 > 0:46:20# For the girl from the hiring fair. #
0:47:48 > 0:47:52APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:48:00 > 0:48:04Thanks to Ralph for the song.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10Thank you.
0:48:13 > 0:48:17So, yeah, 40, 45 years of Fairport.
0:48:17 > 0:48:2045 years. Incredible, isn't it, really?
0:48:20 > 0:48:21I can't believe it.
0:48:21 > 0:48:25This is a tune from the Festival Bell CD
0:48:25 > 0:48:28and it's called Danny Jack's Reward.
0:48:28 > 0:48:34I did especially write this tune with a wonderful rhythm section in mind.
0:48:34 > 0:48:37You cannot give them too many rounds of applause as far as I'm concerned.
0:48:37 > 0:48:41On the drums, Gerry Conway. On the base, Dave Pegg.
0:48:42 > 0:48:46Yeah, they deserve that.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:53:21 > 0:53:23Mr Ric Sanders.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28Blame him!
0:53:33 > 0:53:38Here is a song about misadventure.
0:53:38 > 0:53:43It's a story which has not been out of the repertoire really much
0:53:43 > 0:53:47since it joined back on the Liege & Lief album in 1969.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49Several people have sung it in succession,
0:53:49 > 0:53:53frequently using the same words.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55LAUGHTER
0:53:55 > 0:53:58But it's a story of upstairs downstairs misadventure.
0:53:58 > 0:54:00Love gone wrong.
0:54:00 > 0:54:06Trouble in paradise, castles, cuckoldry, and cutlasses.
0:54:34 > 0:54:38# A holiday, a holiday And the first one of the year
0:54:38 > 0:54:44# Lord Arnold's wife came into the church and the gospel she did hear
0:54:44 > 0:54:46# And when the meeting It was done
0:54:46 > 0:54:48# She cast her eyes about
0:54:48 > 0:54:50# There she spied little Matty Groves
0:54:50 > 0:54:52# He was walking through the crowd
0:54:52 > 0:54:55# Said, Come home with me Little Matty Groves
0:54:55 > 0:54:57# Come home with me tonight
0:54:57 > 0:55:00# Come home with me Little Matty Groves
0:55:00 > 0:55:01# Sleep with me tonight
0:55:01 > 0:55:04# Oh, I can't come home and I won't go home
0:55:04 > 0:55:05# Sleeping with you tonight
0:55:05 > 0:55:08# From the rings on your fingers I can see
0:55:08 > 0:55:11# That you are my master's wife
0:55:11 > 0:55:13# And what if I am Lord Arnold's wife?
0:55:13 > 0:55:15# He is not at home
0:55:15 > 0:55:20# He has gone to the far cornfields and he's bringing the yearlings home
0:55:37 > 0:55:42# And a servant who was standing by and hearing what was said
0:55:42 > 0:55:47# He swore Lord Arnold, he would know Before the sun did set
0:55:47 > 0:55:52# But in his hurry to carry his news He bent his breast and ran
0:55:52 > 0:55:54# When she came to the broad millstream
0:55:54 > 0:55:56# Well, he took off her shoes She swam
0:56:14 > 0:56:16# So little Matty Groves He lay down
0:56:16 > 0:56:18# And he took a little sleep
0:56:18 > 0:56:23# When he awoke, Lord Arnold was standing by his feet
0:56:23 > 0:56:26# Saying, how do you like my feather bed?
0:56:26 > 0:56:28# How do you like my sheets?
0:56:28 > 0:56:32# And how do you like my curtains that I got in IKEA last week?
0:56:32 > 0:56:37# Oh, well, I like your feather bed Better I like your sheets
0:56:37 > 0:56:40# Best of all I like your lady wife who lies in my arms asleep
0:56:40 > 0:56:43# Get up! Get up! Get up! Lord Arnold cried
0:56:43 > 0:56:46# Get up as quick as you can
0:56:46 > 0:56:50# For it'll never be said in fair England that I slew a naked man
0:56:50 > 0:56:52# Oh, I can't get up and I won't get up
0:56:52 > 0:56:55# I wouldn't get up for my life
0:56:55 > 0:56:59# For you have two long beaten swords While I've got a pocket knife
0:56:59 > 0:57:04# It's true I have two beaten swords and they cost deep in the purse
0:57:04 > 0:57:08# But you will have the better of them and I will have the worse
0:57:08 > 0:57:11# And you must strike me the very first blow
0:57:11 > 0:57:14# Strike it like a man
0:57:14 > 0:57:19# I will strike the very next blow and I'll kill you if I can!
0:57:36 > 0:57:41# So Matty struck the very first blow and he hurt Lord Arnold sore
0:57:41 > 0:57:43# Lord Arnold struck the very next blow
0:57:43 > 0:57:45# Matty struck no more
0:57:45 > 0:57:48# Lord Arnold took his own dear wife
0:57:48 > 0:57:50# And he sat her up on his knee and he said
0:57:50 > 0:57:54# Who do you like the best of us now That Matty Groves or me?
0:57:54 > 0:57:58# And then up spoke his own dear wife Never heard to speak so free
0:57:58 > 0:58:01# I would rather one kiss from dead Matty's lips
0:58:01 > 0:58:03# Than you or your finery
0:58:03 > 0:58:06# At that Lord Arnold He jumped up
0:58:06 > 0:58:08# Loudly did he bawl
0:58:08 > 0:58:10# He struck his wife right through the heart
0:58:10 > 0:58:12# And he pinned her up to the wall
0:58:12 > 0:58:15# A grave, a grave Lord Arnold cried
0:58:15 > 0:58:17# To put these lovers in
0:58:17 > 0:58:24# But you bury my lady at the top for she was of noble kin. #
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