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Martin Carthy( Martin Dominic Forbes Carthy )
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The Man of Burnham Town
Martin Carthy feat. Dave Swarbrick
In Burnham Town there lived a man And he had such a lovely wife And so dearly she loved bad company So dearly she loved her life, boys, life So dearly she loved her life
So this poor man he goes to sea A living for to get If he spent one penny his wife spent two And it's all for the want of wit, boys, wit And it's all for the want of wit
When this poor man came home from sea It being late in the night Enquiring for his own dear wife She was his joy and his heart's delight, boys, oh his light Oh she was his heart's delight
Oh she's just gone down to her sister's Shall I go fetch her in? Then he begun to think, Oh no I'll go meself to drink, boys, drink Oh I'll go meself to drink
So as he was going down the road Oh he heard such a dismal noise And who should it be but his own dear wife Along with the Burnham boys, brave boys Along with the Burnham boys
This poor man stood a-thinking And his heart was nearly broke Then he went back and he fetched the maid Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com While he prepared a rope, a rope While he prepared a rope
Then she came a-skipping and a-jumping in Gave him such a joyful kiss Saying, You're welcome home, kind husband dear Long time you have been missed, me boys Long time you have been missed
So we'll bar the door so neat and snug And let us go to bed For the pain that do lay in my breast Oh it can no longer wait, me boys Oh it can no longer wait
Then he took a stick and he beat her Till she was wonderful sore Forbear, she cried, Oh husband dear And I'll never do that no more, no more And I'll never do that no more
Oh and if you do I'll make you rue And curse the day you were born For a cuckolding of your husband dear I'll make you wear the horn, me boys Oh I'll make you wear the horn
So all you women in Burnham Come listen unto me And don't you spend your money on waste When your husband is out on the sea, me boys When your husband is out on the sea
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