Come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Those that dance will start to dance And those ...

A sailor's life, it is a merry life He robs young girls of their heart's delight Leaving them behind to weep and mourn They never know when they will return "We...

(Sandy Denny) Red and gold and Halloween have passed us by The charcoal branches lean against the rosy sky You are so far away and I could touch you if I may Bu...

(Sandy Denny) Red and gold and Halloween have passed us by The charcoal branches lean against the rosy sky You are so far away and I could touch you if I may Bu...

John the Wood went out one day To view the scene from a different angle He stood and watched a child at play A-tinkling on an old triangle Dave the Drum who was...

You must philosophise But why must you bore me to tears? You're red around the eyes You tell me things no one else hears You spend all your time crying Crying t...

As I walked out on a midsummer's morning For to view the fields and to take the air Down by the banks of the sweet primroses There I beheld a most ?love lie? fa...

He never put a foot wrong Until the day Joe met Big William He made him an offer but he often was wrong "I'll tell you where to stick it," said Big William to J...

Like a bird on a wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way To be free Like a worm on a hook Like a knight from some old-fashioned book I hav...

On the fourteenth of May at the dawn of the day With my gun on my shoulder to the woods I did stray In search of some game if the weather proved fair To see cou...

If she knew what I've seen while I'm watching Would she know where to smile, what to say? When she leaves from her book to be with me Where's her mind as she st...

Time stood dark and silent and the stars they gave no light I wandered in an endless dream, haunted by the night I saw four ghostly riders, the horses in a line...

Baby, that preacher gave you his pain To ?let the window? on his finger in the undertaker's name (Chorus) Oh, cajun woman Some people still call you a queen I d...

Woke up big this Chelsea morning and the first thing that I heard Was a song outside my window And the traffic wrote the words It came ringing up like Christmas...

'Twas on one summer's evening all in the month of May Down by a flowery garden I carelessly did stray I overheard a young maid in sorrow to complain All for her...

Come all ye rolling minstrels And together, we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Those that dance, will start to dance And tho...

Come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Those that dance will start to dance And those...

Within the fire and out upon the sea Crazy Man Michael was walking He met with a raven with eyes black as coals And shortly they were a-talking "Your future, y...

Deep and dark are my true love's eyes Blacker still is the winter turning As the sadness of parting proves Brighter now is the lantern burning That lightens my ...

(Sandy Denny, Jerry Donahue) Morning shone among the shadows Sunlight bled upon the silence From the blackest night Must come the morning sky But yesterday was ...

She doesn't see the day to day No colours where the children play She doesn't see the things she's sown White crosses painted on the door See me fly, see me cr...

"Take care daughter dear Don't dream on many gallant men tonight Take care daughter dear For a doctor comes to steal your books in the dead of night" Every ?sig...

Rain comes from the east one night We watch it come To hang like beaded curtains till the morning sun Water dripping from our clothes You, with raindrops on you...

Farewell, farewell to you who would hear You lonely travellers all The cold north wind will blow again The winding road does call And will you never return to ...

I've heard them lilting ?At are? you milking And I've heard them lilting Before light a-day Now they are mourning For all time a-lilting The flowers of the fore...

How often she has gazed from castle windows all And watched the daylight passing within her captive wall With no one to heed her call The evening hour is fadin...

My father he rides in your ships And I know he would never mean harm But to see both sides of a quarrel Is to judge without hate or love Oh, oh, helpless and s...

Funny day, looking for laughter and finding it there Sunny day, braiding white flowers and leaves in my hair Picked up a pencil and wrote 'I love you' in my fin...

You may search at any cost But how long can you search for what's not lost? Everybody will help you Some people are very kind But if I can save you any time Com...

Was homeward bound, one night on the beach, Swinging in my hammock I fell asleep. Across the ocean we set sail It was a rough and mighty sea, Our srenghth and...

If I were rich enough To make you need me as much as I need you If I could pitch enough You'd realise what a little country bread can do Well, if my ma had com...

(Trevor Lucas) Now I've been an engine driver all of my days That's the only thing I can do I hold a good head of steam everywhere that I'm seen Wherever my whe...

Oh it's like a storm at sea And everything is lost, And the fretful sailors calling out their woes, As to the waves they're tossed. Oh they are all gentlemen...

Looking through the window To see which way the wind blows It seems as though a hurricane is due today Sunny on the outside Stormy on the inside Stormy weather'...

Jack O'Diamonds, on the move Jack O'Diamonds, one-eyed knave On the move, hits the street Bumps his head, on the ground Well, he's a scout, you're born to lose ...

Jack O'Rion was the finest fiddler ever fiddled on the string He could drive young ladies wild with a tune his wires would sing He could fiddle the fish out of ...

Jack O'Diamonds, on the move Jack O'Diamonds, one-eyed knave On the move, hits the street Bumps his head, on the ground Well, he's a scout, you're born to lose ...

Jack O'Rion was the finest fiddler ever fiddled on the string He could drive young ladies wild with a tune his wires would sing He could fiddle the fish out of ...

There were three men come out of the west, their fortunes for to try And these three men made a solemn vow, John Barleycorn would die They've ploughed, they've ...

She's a lady of pleasure, she's a lady of joy And she has no illusions of grandeur You can get what you want when your money's up front She's a sailor-lad's por...

(Dave Swarbrick, Sandy Denny, Dave Pegg) There's no excuse for torture, that you ought to know Let it live, let it breathe, let it go Yonder stands a scarecrow,...

London River, oh the London River All the love I have I'll give her London River, oh the London River That's the river for me First time that I set my eyes upo...

You generals all and champions bold that takes delight in fields That knocks down churches and castle walls but now to death must yield We must go and face our ...

A holiday, a holiday, and the first one of the year Lord Donald's wife came into the church, the gospel for to hear And when the meeting it was done, she cast h...

We used to say That come the day We'd all be making songs Or finding better words These ideas never lasted long The way is up Along the road The air is growing...

Well, that big dumb blonde with Gorgeous George And Turtle, a friend of theirs, with his cheques all forged And his cheeks in a trunk with a cheese in the cash ...

Please, Mr Lacey, let me work your loving machine Please, Mr Lacey, let me work your loving machine Will you let me control the handles, you know it's the best ...

(Dave Swarbrick, Dave Pegg) Night-time girl, rocking in a chair Whiles her time away combing up her yellow hair Night-time girl, rocking in a chair Looking in t...

Hey, come and make it easy Hey, come and make it black It's no use to be free If lies are all the truth they see They'll screw up what you do When you're throug...

Hey, come and make it easy Hey, come and make it black It's no use to be free If lies are all the truth they see They'll screw up what you do When you're throug...

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 th...

When the stone is grown too cold to kneel In crystal waters I'll be bound Cold as stone, weary to the sounds upon the wheel Now be thankful for good things belo...

(Sandy Denny) Calling all olive branches and laid off doves There is work to do before we say goodbye But who can see them turning to the face of love Though I ...

He used to be the only man I would see He used to be the only good man for me Oh, he used to be my one sure thing Look at me now, what you see, it isn't me Look...

Forever, forever, the road goes on forever If your wheels are burning up the miles, And you're wearing down shoe leather And your face is frozen in a smile, And...

Little did I think when the judge first spoke Those awful words to me That I would feel again the cold winds blow And a heart would beat in 'Babbacombe' Lee I w...

I was sixteen now and full of life, life was full of things to see Grown up in my little town and only seen Torquay So it's off I went to Newton Abbot to get my...

A's for the anchor that lies at our bow B's for the bowsprit and the jibs all lie low C's for the capstan we all run around D's for the davits to lower the boat...

A's for the anchor that lies at our bow B's for the bowsprit and the jibs all lie low C's for the capstan we all run around D's for the davits to lower the boat...

The time is near for things to pass, the time for me to leave But as I lie hear all alone, I really can't believe That twenty years I've spent on earth would en...

John Lee, your headache's growing, the cold wind's blowing But the sea's without a ripple John Lee, your forehead's damp, your muscles cramp And the sea can't u...

John Lee, your headache's growing, the cold wind's blowing But the sea's without a ripple John Lee, your forehead's damp, your muscles cramp And the sea can't u...

John Lee, your headache's growing, the cold wind's blowing But the sea's without a ripple John Lee, your forehead's damp, your muscles cramp And the sea can't u...

"The world has surely lost it's head, the news is full of crimes There's robberies in The Telegraph and there's murders in The Times And always more obituaries ...

"The world has surely lost it's head, the news is full of crimes There's robberies in The Telegraph and there's murders in The Times And always more obituaries ...

"Lee," the sargeant said to me, "acting on my discretion It is my solemn duty to arrest you on suspicion" They put me in a carriage, I was driven many miles The...

There's a tiny little window and the sun comes shining through Dancing with the dust that's in my cell There's a sparrow sitting on the sill and he stays for a ...

Sleep has surprised Mr Lee We'll creep in behind his eyes and, with his eyes, we will see Wherever he goes to, we'll be close behind We'll follow his dreams and...

Wake up John, it's time to go Come along John and don't be slow Come along John, don't be slow Wake up John, it's time to go Wake up Jo...

Bad news, bad news, come to me where I sleep" Turn, turn, turn again "Say, one of your friends is in trouble deep" Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind "Tell me...

(Chorus) Pleasure and pain is like profit and gain Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose Be kind to yourself when you're tired of yourself Don't go mixing th...

Come all you wild young men and a warning take by me Never lead your single life astray or into bad company As I myself have done, being all in the month of May...

Don't say you caught me, if you don't need me Then I'll walk away, come on make up your mind Don't try to use me or cry to confuse me 'cause I know your games a...

Red and Gold are royal colours Peasant colours are green and brown Green is the corn in the brown earth when it's growing Red and gold when the harvest is cut d...

(Trevor Lucas, Roach) Born between a river and a railroad Restlessness has ruled me since I can't remember when There's something in the wind seems to call me l...

Ye gentlemen of high renown, come listen unto me That takes delight in fox hunting by every degree A story I will tell to you, concerning of a fox Near royston ...

One evening as I rambled Among the leaves so green I overheard a young woman Converse with Reynardine Her hair was black, her eyes were blue Her lips as red as...

(Sandy Denny) I travel over the sea and ride the rolling sky For that's the way it is, that is my fortune There are many ears to please, many people's love to t...

My young love said to me "My mother won't mind And my father won't slight you for your lack of kind" And she laid her hand on me and this she did say "Oh, it wi...

C'est pas que je te demande Que faire que tu ne jamais fais C'est seulement qu'il fait trop tard Et il fait trop noir pour trouver la porte Mais si tu dois part...

I do hate to see a rover crippled in the stones Now he's one step nearer to the ground And I do hate to see a hawker broken in the bones (Chorus) Sickness and d...

I do hate to see a rover crippled in the stones Now he's one step nearer to the ground And I do hate to see a hawker broken in the bones (Chorus) Sickness and d...

The King sits in Dunfirmline town, drinking of the blood-red wine "Where can I get a steely skipper to sail this might boat of mine?" Then up there spoke a bonn...

Chorus) Just a roll, just a roll Just a roll on your drum Just a roll, just a roll And the war has begun Now the right thing's the wrong thing No more excuses ...

Good morning, good afternoon, And what have you got to say? Well I'm waiting, but I can't stay long, It's such a lovely day. There's a time to be talking And ...

I have a tale of deceit and anger How love's young hope can twist bitterly A girl who [Incomprehensible] and her handsome sailor Their dreams of livin' across t...

(Sandy Denny) He was a stranger to himself A spy in his own camp And his money was his health All thrown to the dust by his very own hand Yet his beauty lingere...

All on a Saturday Bright as a Bell Early, and just for the ride We took a trip Cycling down to the sea You and your lady, and I Oh what a summer Oh what a sun B...

Dying's not easy today Trying but can't get away Feel just the almost touch of her hand and the trees in her hair ?Lies float? the sun, she saw only me in the s...

Take the sun from my heart Let me learn to despise I'll show you another who cannot tell lies The blind man can't see Who demands to his eyes I'll show you ano...

I forbid you maidens all that wear gold in your hair To travel to Carter Hall for young Tam Lin is there None that go by Carter Hall but they leave him a pledg...

As I walked out on a midsummer's morning For to view the fields and to take the air Down by the banks of the sweet primroses There I beheld a most ?love lie? fa...

On the fourteenth of May at the dawn of the day With my gun on my shoulder to the woods I did stray In search of some game if the weather proved fair To see cou...

Near by the swelling ocean, One morning in the month of June, While feather'd warbling songsters Their charming notes did sweetly tune, I overheard a lady La...

As I was a-walking down Radcliffe highway A recruiting party came a-beating my way They enlisted me and treated me till I did not know And to the Queen's barrac...

I've heard them lilting ?At are? you milking And I've heard them lilting Before light a-day Now they are mourning For all time a-lilting The flowers of the fore...

Away with the buff and the blue And away with the cap and feather I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire Off with the and over the moss and the mir...

Someone told me there's a grace that leads you straight from place to place And you always leave the road behind you You don't need your horses shod, just a dow...

Someone told me there's a grace that leads you straight from place to place And you always leave the road behind you You don't need your horses shod, just a dow...

Like a lobster I can swim And can grow another lim Where a powerless stump you saw I have grown a powerful claw When you'd thought me safely drowned In the dep...