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Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe - The Dubliners

Come all you lads and lassies

And listen to me a while

I'll sing to you a verse or two

That will surely make you smile

Concerning a young man

I'm going to tell you now

Who has lately come a-courting

The maid of the sweet brow nknowe

This young man says:

My pretty maid will ye come along with me

We'll both fly off together

And happy we will be

We'll join our hands in wedlock bands

As I am speaking with you now

And I'll do my best endeavour for

The maid of the sweet brown knowe

This fair and fickle young thing

She knew not what to say

Her eyes did shine like

Diamonds bright

And merrily did play

She says: 'Young man your love subdued

For I'm not ready now

And I'll spend another season

At the foot of the sweet brown knowe'

The young man said: 'My pretty maid

How can you answer so

See down in yonder valley

Where my crops do gently grow

Down in yonder valley

I have horses men and plough

And they're at their daily labour

For the maid of the sweet brown knowe'

'If they're at their daily labour

Kind Sir it's not for me

I've heard of your behaviour

I have indeed' said she

'There is an inn where you call in

I've heard the people say

And you rap and you call

And you pay for all

And go home at the break of day

If I rap and call and I pay for all

The money is all my own

I will never spend your fortune

For I hear that you've got none

You've thought you had

My poor heart broken

By meeting with ye now

But I leave you where I found you

At the foot of the sweet brown knowe