Nottamun Town -Jean Ritchie In Nottamun Town not a soul would look up Not a soul would look up Not a soul would look down Not a soul would look up Not a soul would look down To show me the way to fair Nottamun Town I rode a gray horse a mule called gray man Gray mane and gray tail a green stripe down her back Gray mane and gray tail a green stripe down her back There wasn't a hair on her be what was coal black She stood so still she threw me to the dirt She tore a my hide and she bruised my shirt From saddle to stirrup I mounted again And on my ten toes I rode over the plain Met the king and the queen and a company more A waking behind and a riding before Come a stark naked drummer a beating a drum With his heels in his bosom come marching along I bought me a quart to drive gladness away And to stifle the dust for it rained the whole day Sat down on a hard hot cold frozen stone Ten thousand stood round me and yet I's alone Took my hat in my hand for to keep my head warm Ten thousand got drowned that never was born
[00:00.01]Nottamun Town -Jean Ritchie [00:07.85]In Nottamun Town not a soul would look up [00:13.365]Not a soul would look up [00:16.315]Not a soul would look down [00:19.345]Not a soul would look up [00:22.315]Not a soul would look down [00:25.525]To show me the way to fair Nottamun Town [00:31.925]I rode a gray horse a mule called gray man [00:37.955]Gray mane and gray tail a green stripe down her back [00:44.335]Gray mane and gray tail a green stripe down her back [00:50.873]There wasn't a hair on her be what was coal black [00:57.163]She stood so still she threw me to the dirt [01:03.302]She tore a my hide and she bruised my shirt [01:09.402]From saddle to stirrup I mounted again [01:15.262]And on my ten toes I rode over the plain [01:21.492]Met the king and the queen and a company more [01:27.692]A waking behind and a riding before [01:33.821]Come a stark naked drummer a beating a drum [01:39.661]With his heels in his bosom come marching along [01:45.870]I bought me a quart to drive gladness away [01:51.820]And to stifle the dust for it rained the whole day [01:59.260]Sat down on a hard hot cold frozen stone [02:05.440]Ten thousand stood round me and yet I's alone [02:11.600]Took my hat in my hand for to keep my head warm [02:17.830]Ten thousand got drowned that never was born
