College Groves - Jeff Taylor

T'was on the high, high holy day The very best day in the year Little Matty Groves had gone to church Holy words for to hear Holy words for to hear The first to come down, was dressed in red And the second one dressed in green The third to come down was Lord Daniel's Wife As fair as any queen Just as fair as any queen Then Matty Groves says to one of his men See the fair one dressed in white Although she is Lord Daniel's wife I'll be with her tonight I'll be with her tonight Well the little foot page was a-standin' there And he heared every word that was said He says Lord Daniel shall know tonight Before I go to bed Before I go to bed He had fifteen miles for to go that night And ten of them he run He run till he come to the broke down bridge Then he bent to his breast and he swum He bent to his breast and he swum He swum till he come to where the grass was green Then he took to his feet and he run He run till he come to Lord Daniel's gate He rattled at the bells and they rung Rattled at the bells and they rung What news, what news, What news to me have you brung? Little Matty Groves is in the bed with your wife And their hearts both beat as one Their hearts both beat as one Now if the truth you've told to me A rich man you shall be But if a lie you've told to me I'll hang you to a tree Hang you to a tree He gathered him up about fifty good men He done it with a free good will Then he popped his bugle to his lips Then he blowed it loud and shrill He blowed it loud and shrill I'd better get up, said a little Matty Groves I'd better get up and go I know you husband is a-comin' home For I heared his bugle blow I heared his bugle blow Lay down, Lay down, my precious one Lay down and go to sleep It's only my father's shepard's horn And he's a-callin' for his sheep He's a-callin' for his sheep So they lay down together again And soon were fast asleep But when they awoke it was broad daylight Lord Daniel at their feet Lord Daniel at their feet Get up from there, you naked man And put you on some clothes I never intend for to have it said That a naked man I slew A naked man I slew Oh give me a chance, said a little Matty Groves A chance to fight for my knife For there you have to very fine swords And me not as much as a knife Me not as much as a knife Oh yes I have two very fine swords And they cost me deep in the purse You may have the finest one And I will take the worst Yes I will take the worst Then Matty Groves struck the very first lick And he wounded Lord Daniel's sword Lord Daniel struck the very next lick And he drove Matty Groves to the floor He drove Matty Groves to the floor And then he'd taken his lady by the hand And he set her on his knee And said which do you love the most Little Matty Groves or me Little Matty Groves or me Very well I like your rosy cheeks Very well I like your chin But better I love Little Matty Groves Than you and all of your kin Than you and all of your kin So dig my grave, And dig it wide and deep And bury little Matty Groves in my arms Lord Daniel at my feel Lord Daniel at my feet

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 her eyes about And there she saw little Matty Groves Walking in the crowd "Come home with me, little Matty Groves Come home with me tonight Come home with me, little Matty Groves And sleep with me 'til light" "Oh, I can't come home, I won't come home And sleep with you tonight By the rings on your fingers I can tell you are Lord Donald's wife" "But if I am Lord Donald's wife Lord Donald's not at home He is out in the far cornfields Bringing the yearlings home" And a servant who was standing by And hearing what was said He swore Lord Donald he would know Before the sun would set And in his hurry to carry the news He bent his breast and ran And when he came to the broad mill stream He took off his shoes and he swam Little Matty Groves, he lay down And took a little sleep When he awoke, Lord Donald Was standing at his feet Saying, "How do you like my feather bed And how do you like my sheets How do you like my lady Who lies in your arms asleep?" "Oh, well, I like your feather bed And well, I like your sheets But better I like your lady gay Who lies in my arms asleep" "Well, get up, get up", Lord Donald cried "Get up as quick as you can It'll never be said in fair England I slew a naked man" "Oh, I can't get up, I won't get up I can't get up for my life For you have two long beaten swords And I not a pocket knife" "Well, it's true I have two beaten swords And they cost me deep in the purse But you will have the better of them And I will have the worse" "And you will strike the very first blow And strike it like a man I will strike the very next blow And I'll kill you if I can" So Matty struck the very first blow And he hurt Lord Donald sore Lord Donald struck the very next blow And Matty struck no more And then Lord Donald he took his wife And he sat her on his knee Saying, "Who do you like the best of us Matty Groves or me?" And then up spoke his own dear wife Never heard to speak so free "I'd rather a kiss from dead Matty's lips Than you or your finery" Lord Donald, he jumped up And loudly he did bawl He struck his wife right through the heart And pinned her against the wall "A grave, a grave", Lord Donald cried "To put these lovers in But bury my lady at the top For she was of noble kin"

Put your lips close to mine As long as they don't touch Out of focus, eye to eye 'Til the gravity's too much And I'll do anything you say If you say it with your hands And I'd be smart to walk away But you're quicksand This slope is treacherous This path is reckless This slope is treacherous And I, I, I like it I can't decide if it's a choice Getting swept away I hear the sound of my own voice Asking you to stay All we are is skin and bone Trained to get along Forever going with the flow But you're friction This slope is treacherous This path is reckless This slope is treacherous I, I, I like it Two headlights shine through the sleepless night And I will get you, get you alone Your name has echoed through my mind And I just think you should, think you should know That nothing safe is worth the drive And I would follow you, follow you home I'll follow you, follow you home This hope is treacherous This daydream is dangerous This hope is treacherous I, I, I I, I, I I, I, I Two headlights shine through the sleepless night And I will get you, get you alone Your name has echoed through my mind And I just think you should, think you should know That nothing safe is worth the drive And I will follow you, follow you home I'll follow you, follow you home I'll follow you, follow you home I'll follow you, follow you home This slope is treacherous I, I, I like it

Elevator buttons and morning air Strangers' silence makes me wanna take the stairs If you were here, we'd laugh about their vacant stares But right now, my time is theirs Seems like there's always someone who disapproves They'll judge it like they know about me and you And the verdict comes from those with nothing else to do The jury's out, but my choice is you So don't you worry your pretty little mind People throw rocks at things that shine And life makes love look hard The stakes are high, the water's rough But this love is ours You never know what people have up their sleeves Ghosts from your past gonna jump out at me Lurking in the shadows with their lip-gloss smiles But I don't care, 'cause right now you're mine And you'll say, "Don't you worry your pretty little mind People throw rocks at things that shine And life makes love look hard The stakes are high, the water's rough But this love is ours" And it's not theirs to speculate if it's wrong, and Your hands are tough, but they are where mine belong, and I'll fight their doubt and give you faith with this song for you 'Cause I love the gap between your teeth And I love the riddles that you speak And any snide remarks from my father about your tattoos Will be ignored, 'cause my heart is yours So don't you worry your pretty little mind People throw rocks at things that shine And life makes love look hard Don't you worry your pretty little mind People throw rocks at things that shine But they can't take what's ours They can't take what's ours The stakes are high, the water's rough But this love is ours

Tall, dark, and superman He puts papers in his briefcase and drives away To save the world or go to work It's the same thing to me He's got his mothers eyes, his father's ambition I wonder if he knows how much that I miss him I hang on every word you say And you smile and say, "How are you?" I'll say, "Just fine" I always forget to tell you I love you, I love you forever I watch superman fly away You've got a busy day today Go save the world, I'll be around And I watch superman fly away Come back, I'll be with you someday I'll be right here on the ground When you come back down Tall, dark and beautiful He's complicated, he's irrational But I hope someday you'll take me away and save the day, yeah Something in his deep brown eyes has me singing He's not all bad like his reputation And I can't hear one single word they say And you leave, got places to be and I'll be okay I always forget to tell you I love you I loved you from the very first day I watch superman fly away You've got a busy day today Go save the world I'll be around And I watch superman fly away Come back, I'll be with you someday I'll be right here on the ground When you come back down And I watch you fly around the world And I hope you don't save some other girl Don't forget, don't forget about me I'm far away but I'll never let you go I'm lovestruck and looking out the window Don't forget, don't forget where I'll be Right here, wishing the flowers were from you Wishing the card was from you Wishing the call was from you 'Cause I've loved you from the very first day I watch superman fly away You've got a busy day today Go save the world, I'll be around Forever and ever I watch superman fly away I swear, I'll be with you someday I'll be right here on the ground When you come back down La, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la When you come back down