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

I watched my life break in a million pieces I stomped it in the ground and watched it grow My roots are proof that even barren seasons Can still be fruitful if you know to sow I'm harvesting everything I believed in When everyone around me told me, "No" Don't let the pain you go through Be the reason you let go I'm exposed, I never had closure I've been told to lay my body down I've lost it all but here I stand What breaks me down makes me a man I'm exposed, I never had closure I've been told to lay my body down I've lost it all but here I stand What breaks me down makes me a man I watched my life break in a million pieces I stomped it in the ground and watched it grow My roots are proof that even barren seasons Can still be fruitful if you know to sow I'm harvesting everything I believed in When everyone around me told me, "No" Don't let the pain you go through Be the reason you let go I'm exposed, I never had closure I've been told to lay my body down I've lost it all but here I stand What breaks me down makes me a man I'm exposed, I never had closure I've been told to lay my body down I've lost it all but here I stand What breaks me down makes me a man Break me down, not at all I have nowhere left to fall When it's time, I'll heed the call Heed the call Break me down, not at all I have nowhere left to fall When it's time, I'll heed the call I'm exposed, I never had closure I've been told to lay my body down I've lost it all but here I stand What breaks me down makes me a man I'm exposed, I never had closure I've been told to lay my body down I've lost it all but here I stand What breaks me down makes me a man Makes me a man Makes me a man Makes me a man Makes me a man

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 to come Just one step at a time And the war has begun Just a roll, just a roll Just a roll on your drum Just a roll, just a roll And the war has begun She's run away, she's run away And she ran so bitterly Now call to your colors, friend Don't you call to me Just a roll, just a roll Just a roll on your drum Just a roll, just a roll And the war has begun Don't you cry, don't you cry Don't you cry upon the sea Don't you cry, don't you cry For your lady and me Just a roll, just a roll Just a roll on your drum Just a roll, just a roll And the war has begun Just a roll, just a roll Just a roll on your drum Just a roll, just a roll And the war has begun

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 wine And he smiled to gaze upon her Did that sly, bold Reynardine She said, "Kind sir, be civil My company forsake For in my own opinion I fear you are some rake" "Oh no," he said, "no rake am I Brought up in Venus' train But I'm seeking for concealment All along the lonesome plain" "Your beauty so enticed me I could not pass it by So it's with my gun I'll guard you All on the mountain side" "And if by chance you should look For me, perhaps you'll not me find For I'll be in my castle Inquire for Reynardine" Sun and dark she followed him His teeth did brightly shine And he led her up a-the mountains Did that sly, bold Reynardine

Since you've gone, I'm all alone - Stop Just can't make it on my own - Stop Operator, did you get the line? Rush a cable for I've got no time Gotta send a Telegram Telegram to my baby Yes I'm gonna send a Telegram Telegram and then maybe He won't keep me yearnin' Tonight he'll be on his way Tomorrow he'll be here to stay Help me, ma'am I can't wait another day Please forgive the things I said - Stop Didn't mean to make you sad - Stop Operator, I'll pay any rate If my message will not be too late Gotta send a Telegram Telegram to my baby Yes I'm gonna send a Telegram Telegram, and then maybe He won't keep me yearnin' Tonight he'll be on his way Tomorrow he'll be here to stay Help me, ma'am I can't wait another day Operator, did you get the line? Rush a cable, for I've got no time Gotta send a Telegram Telegram to my baby Yes, I'm gonna send a Telegram Telegram, and then maybe He won't keep me yearnin' Tonight he'll be on his way Tomorrow he'll be here to stay Help me, ma'am I can't wait another day Please, forgive the things I said - Stop Didn't mean to make you sad - Stop Operator, I'll pay any rate If my message will not be too late Gotta send a Telegram Telegram to my baby Yes, I'm gonna send a Telegram Telegram, and then maybe He won't keep me yearnin' Tonight he'll be on his way Tomorrow he'll be here to stay Help me, ma'am I can't wait another day I was such a fool to let him go Too proud to show that I love him so Gotta send a Telegram Telegram to my baby Yes, I'm gonna send a Telegram Telegram to my baby Yes, I'm gonna send a Telegram

I forbid you maidens all that wear gold in your hair To travel to Carterhaugh for young Tam Lin is there None that go by Carterhaugh but they leave him a pledge Either their mantles of green or else their maidenhead Janet tied her kirtle green a bit above her knee And she's gone to Carterhaugh as fast as go can she She'd not pulled a double rose, a rose but only two When up then came young Tam Lin, says "Lady, pull no more" "And why come you to Carterhaugh without command from me?" "I'll come and go", young Janet said, "and ask no leave of thee" Janet tied her kirtle green a bit above her knee And she's gone to her father as fast as go can she Well, up then spoke her father dear and he spoke meek and mild "Oh, and alas, Janet," he said, "I think you go with child" "Well, if that be so," Janet said, "myself shall bear the blame There's not a knight in all your hall shall get the baby's name" For if my love were an earthly knight as he is an elfin grey I'd not change my own true love for any knight you have" Janet tied her kirtle green a bit above her knee And she's gone to Carterhaugh as fast as go can she "Oh, tell to me, Tam Lin," she said, "why came you here to dwell?" "The Queen of Faeries caught me when from my horse I fell And at the end of seven years she pays a tithe to Hell I so fair and full of flesh and feared it be myself But tonight is Hallowe'en and the faerie folk ride Those that would their true love win at Miles Cross they must bide First let past the horses black and then let past the brown Quickly run to the white steed and pull the rider down For I'll ride on the white steed, the nearest to the town For I was an earthly knight, they give me that renown Oh, they will turn me in your arms to a newt or a snake But hold me tight and fear not, I am your baby's father And they will turn me in your arms into a lion bold But hold me tight and fear not and you will love your child And they will turn me in your arms into a naked knight But cloak me in your mantle and keep me out of sight" In the middle of the night she heard the bridle ring She heeded what he did say and young Tam Lin did win Then up spoke the Faerie Queen, an angry queen was she "Woe betide her ill-fought face, an ill death may she die" "Oh, had I known, Tam Lin," she said, "what this night I did see I'd have looked him in the eyes and turned him to a tree"

Bad news, bad news Come to me where I sleep Turn, turn, turn again Sayin' one of your friends Is in trouble deep Turn, turn To the rain and the wind Tell me the trouble Tell me once to my ear Turn, turn, turn again Joliet prison And ninety-nine years Turn, turn To the rain and the wind Oh what's the charge Of how this came to be? Turn, turn, turn again Manslaughter In the highest degree Turn, turn To the rain and the wind I sat down and wrote The best words I could write Turn, turn, turn again Explaining to the judge I'd be there on Wednesday night Turn, turn To the rain and the wind Without a reply I left by the moon Turn, turn, turn again And was in his chambers By the next afternoon Turn, turn To the rain and the wind Could ya tell me the facts? I said without fear Turn, turn, turn again That a friend of mine Would get ninety-nine years Turn, turn To the rain and the wind A crash on the highway Flew the car to a field Turn, turn, turn again There was four persons killed And he was at the wheel Turn, turn To the rain and the wind But I knew him as good As I'm knowin' myself Turn, turn, turn again And he wouldn't harm a life That belonged to someone else Turn, turn To the rain and the wind The judge, he spoke Out of the side of his mouth Turn, turn, turn again Sayin', "The witness who saw He left little doubt" Turn, turn To the rain and the wind That may be true He's got a sentence to serve Turn, turn, turn again But ninety-nine years He just don't deserve Turn, turn To the rain and the wind Too late, too late For his case it is sealed Turn, turn, turn again His sentence, it is passed And cannot be repealed Turn, turn To the rain and the wind But he ain't no criminal And his crime it is none Turn, turn, turn again What happened to him Could happen to anyone Turn, turn To the rain and the wind And at that the judge jerked forward And his face it did freeze Turn, turn, turn again Sayin', "Could you kindly leave My office now, please" Turn, turn To the rain and the wind Well his eyes looked funny And I stood up so slow Turn, turn, turn again With no other choice Except for to go Turn, turn To the rain and the wind I walked down the hallway And I heard his door slam Turn, turn, turn again I walked down the courthouse stairs And did not understand Turn, turn To the rain and the wind And I played my guitar Through the night to the day Turn, turn, turn again And the only tune My guitar could play Was, "Oh the Cruel Rain And the Wind"