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Tamosher
03:36
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There were two bonnie lassies
And they were dressed in wool
And they went out some rushes for to pull
And one of them caught a wee thing
Before she did return
And she bundled it and put it in her apron
Oh the first man that she met
Was her father on the stairs
Daughter, dear daughter what have you got there
Who gave to you the tamosher
To wear the starched gown
And you bundled it and put it in your apron
Oh was it to the baker
Or was it to the clown
Or was it to the bonnie boy that sails the world around
Who gave to you the tamosher
To wear the starched gown
And you bundled it and put it in your apron
It wasn't to the baker
It wasn't to the clown
It was to the bonnie boy that sails the world around
He gave to me the tamosher
To wear the starched gown
And I bundled it and put in my apron
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Catalina Island
04:07
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Old Man at the Mill
03:38
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Same old man working at the mill
The mill turns around of it's own free will
Hand in the hopper and the other in a sack
The ladies step forward and the gents fall back
Down said the owl, his head all white
Lonesome day and a lonesome night
Thought I heard a pretty girl say
Work all night and sleep next day
Who am I said the raven as she flew
If I was a young man I'd have two
One for to fetch and the other for to sew
I'd have a little string from a bow, bow, bow
My old man is in Kalamazoo
He don't wear no "Yes I do"
First to the left and then to the right
This old mill grinds day and night
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Natural Law
03:56
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We walk a lot of roads, and only one way home
To live through this one day can be enough
And in our one day, a truth may unfold
To carry that along must be enough
The judgment of nature
A cultural thaw
No sugar-sweet heaven
But natural law
We all have some to know to move along the path
To feel a bit of light may be enough
The destiny of all is dealt by choice
A thoughtful one for now might be enough
The virtue of nature
Is the very last draw
No sugar-sweet heaven
Only natural law
Before you turn away do what you can
To live in such a way will be enough
If any should be lost then all are undone
The finish of the thing shall be enough
The wisdom of nature
Is no mindless saw
No sugar-sweet heaven
Just natural law
Before us many roads and only one leads home
The color of this day could be enough
To make it through a day is not enough.
The justice of nature
Will be the final draw
No sugar-sweet heaven
Only natural law
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Byker Hill
03:12
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If I had another penny
I would have another gill
I would make the piper play
The bonny lass of Byker Hill
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
Byker Hill and Walker Shore
Collier lads for ever more
The pitman and the keelman trim
They drink bumble made from gin
Then to dance they do begin
To the tune of Elsie Marley
When first I went down to the dirt
I had no cowl nor no pitshirt
Now I've gotten two or three
Walker Pit's done well by me
Geordie Charlton, he had a pig
He hit it with a shovel, and it danced a jig
All the way to Walker Shore
To the tune of Elsie Marley
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Carnival
04:34
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I walked alone one early evening
‘Long the gilded road from town
And in the vivid cold of dusk
The Winter carnival came down
As they passed I heard them whisper
I watched the passing ships unfurl
Soft they drifted toward the village
And in the wagon was a girl
Days flew past, the laughter rising
From the camp that bordered town
Here and there I glimpsed her beauty
Burning like a stolen crown
No one could I ever want so dearly
No one have I ever wanted near
Gentle people walk the evening
Troll the carnival’s delight
But I can only haunt the grounds
For blue-eyed woman, hair of night
Colored cloth and smoky darkness
I move into the shadowed camp
From the folds of foreign fabric
The face of love beneath a lamp
And we away into the blackness
Cold forgotten, night too still
And crushing frozen blades of grass
We made our pact on yonder hill
I Woke at dawn upon the hillside
A solitary man undone
The music of the wagons fading
Lost to me my only one
No one could I ever love so dearly
No one would I ever love so dear
No one could I ever love so dearly
No one would I ever love so dear
Vision clearing as I followed
And watching from the trailing dray
Sleek and black, a sultry feline
Blue eyes brighter than the day
Water-eyed with midnight coat
My sense had vanished with my hat
From in the wagon, Tattooed Man
And he took up the shining cat
Walked alone one golden evening
'Long the dusty road from town
And in the vivid cold of sunset
A winter Carnival came down
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Coalminers’
05:01
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Winter Night
04:14
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It's been nearly a year since you went away
I missed you in the summer sun, and more each Autumn day
Now the days are shorter, and storms are coming on
And it's hard to be without you from the twilight to the dawn
I've stayed in our home, and kept it up with care
But it doesn't mean anything as long as you're not there
So come on girl come, come on come on home
I don't want to spend another bitter night alone
The fire's burning strong, I'll pour us the wine
I'll be your present if you say you'll be mine
So come on girl come, come in from the barren trees
And spend a winter night with me
I know you and I haven't always been good
We haven't always acted the way that lovers should
But I think that you can say that we had a lot of fun
And as far as I'm concerned, our story isn't done
So come on over here, come on in from the snow
And I'll make sure that you never want to go
Come tell me stories of places you have seen
What you have been thinking of, how your heart has been
Sing me a song that I've never heard before
Wash me with the waves that you felt on other shores
So come on over here, come on over here,
come on over here…
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Fjellmannjenta
04:48
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Fjellmannjenta oppunder li
Fjellmannjenta oppunder li
Danser og drekker og aker på ski
Fjellmannjenta oppunder li
Fjellmannjenta oppunder ås
Fjellmannjenta oppunder ås
Danser og drekker og smeller i lås
Fjellmannjenta oppunder ås
Snillaste jenta ho var fin
Snillaste jenta ho var fin
Ho åt opp ein geitost, ho stjal han te
Tore du tore du seia det
Snillaste jenta bortafor bakken
Snillaste jenta bortafor bakken
Beila til guten med sekken på nakken
Snillaste jenta bortafor bakken
Snillaste jenta bortafor elva
Snillaste jenta bortafor elva
Beila til guten på laurdagskvelden
Tore du tore du seia det
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Cruel Brother
10:05
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There were three sisters lived in a hall
Aye the rose and the lily-o
There came a knight and he courted them all
Oh the rose it smells so sweetly
Well the first one she was dressed in red
Would you come with me and share my bed
And The second one was dressed in green
Would you come with me and be my queen
Oh the third one she was dressed in white
Would you come and be my own delight
Well you may ask my father the King
And you may ask my mother the Queen
And you may ask my sister Ann
Oh but don't forget my brother John
So he has asked her father the King
And he has asked her mother the Queen
And he has asked her sister Ann
But he forgot her brother John
And her father he led her through the hall
And her mother she danced before them all
And her sister Ann led her to the course
And her brother John helped her on her horse
He has taken a blade both long and sharp
And he pierced the bride right through the heart
Oh lead me gently up the hill
And there I'll sit and make my will
And what will you leave your father dear
the bonnie stead that brought me here
And what will you leave your mother dear
the bloody robes that I do wear
And what will you leave to your sister Ann
The golden ring from off my hand
And what will you leave to your brother John
The gallows tree to hang him on
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