Once there was a shepherd lad Kept sheep upon the hill And he's laid his pipe and his crook aside And there he's slept his fill He woke up on a riverbank on a fine May morning And there he spied a lady Swimming in the clothes that she was born in So he raised his head from his green bed and he approached the maid "Put on your clothes, my dear," He says, "and do not be afraid It's fitter for a lady fair to sew a silken seam Than to rise on a fair May morning and swim against the stream." "Well if you'll not touch my mantle and you'll leave my clothes alone, Then I'll give you all the money Sir that you can carry home." "I'll not touch your mantle and I'll leave your clothes alone But I'll take you out of the clear water My dear, to be my own" And he's taken her out of the clear water and he's rowed her in his arms "Put on your clothes, my dear," He says, "and hide your bounteous charms." He's put her on a milk white steed himself upon another And it's all along the way they rode like sister and like brother. She rode up to her father's gate and she's rapped upon the pin, And ready stood a porter there to let the fair maid in. When the gates were opened It's so nimbly she stepped in She said, "Kind sir You are a fool without and I'm a maid within So fare thee well, my modest boy I thank you for your care But had you done as you desired I'd never have left you there. I will sew no silken seam on a fine May morning. You can bide your time till your time runs out So take this as fair warning. I will sew no silken seam on a fine May morning. You can bide your time till your time runs out So take this as fair warning.
[00:05.77]Once there was a shepherd lad [00:07.95]Kept sheep upon the hill [00:10.24]And he's laid his pipe and his crook aside [00:13.50]And there he's slept his fill [00:15.57]He woke up on a riverbank on a fine May morning [00:20.66]And there he spied a lady [00:23.36]Swimming in the clothes that she was born in [00:28.10]So he raised his head from his green bed [00:32.90]and he approached the maid [00:35.24]"Put on your clothes, my dear," [00:37.63]He says, "and do not be afraid [00:40.53]It's fitter for a lady fair to sew a silken seam [00:45.46]Than to rise on a fair May morning [00:48.37]and swim against the stream." [00:54.78]"Well if you'll not touch my mantle [00:57.14]and you'll leave my clothes alone, [00:59.71]Then I'll give you all the money [01:02.14]Sir that you can carry home." [01:05.19]"I'll not touch your mantle [01:07.46]and I'll leave your clothes alone [01:10.07]But I'll take you out of the clear water [01:13.26]My dear, to be my own" [01:15.51]And he's taken her out of the clear water [01:18.42]and he's rowed her in his arms [01:20.63]"Put on your clothes, my dear," [01:23.14]He says, "and hide your bounteous charms." [01:26.25]He's put her on a milk white steed [01:29.50]himself upon another [01:31.01]And it's all along the way they rode [01:34.57]like sister and like brother. [01:58.44]She rode up to her father's gate [02:06.00]and she's rapped upon the pin, [02:08.11]And ready stood a porter there [02:10.90]to let the fair maid in. [02:13.64]When the gates were opened [02:15.83]It's so nimbly she stepped in [02:18.66]She said, "Kind sir [02:19.79]You are a fool without and I'm a maid within [02:24.18]So fare thee well, my modest boy [02:27.50]I thank you for your care [02:29.37]But had you done as you desired [02:32.16]I'd never have left you there. [02:34.60]I will sew no silken seam on a fine May morning. [02:39.48]You can bide your time till your time runs out [02:42.65]So take this as fair warning. [02:45.22]I will sew no silken seam on a fine May morning. [02:50.25]You can bide your time till your time runs out [02:53.70]So take this as fair warning.
