Biography:
Joan Baez, born on January 9th, 1941, is an American folk singer and a songwriter who is of mixed Mexican and Scottish descent. Baez rose to prominence in the early '60s with her stunning renditions of traditional balladry.
In the late '60s and early '70s, Baez came into her songwriting own, penning many songs (most notably "Diamonds & Rust," a nostalgic piece about her ill-fated romance with Bob Dylan, and "Sweet Sir Galahad," a song about sister Mimi Fariña's ( of Richard & Mimi Fariña fame) second marriage
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Other songs:
- Diamonds And Rust
- Donna Donna
- Forever Young
- Here's To You
- Kumbaya
- Love Is Just A Four Letter Word
- The House Carpenter
- The House Carpenter (the Daemon Lover)
- The Sweet Sunny South
- We Shall Overcome
- A Swallow Song
- A Tous Les Enfants
- All My Trials
- Ate Manha
- Babe Im Gonna Leave You
- Banks Of Ohio
- Banks Of The Ohio
- Barbra Allen
- Be Of Good Heart
- Birmingham Sunday
- Black Is The Color
- Blessed Are
- Blowin In The Wind
- Careless Love
- Catch The Wind
- Cera Un Ragazzo
- Come All Ye Fair And Tender Maidens
- Copper Kettle
- Drug Store Truck Drivin Man
- East Virginia
- Esquinazo Del Guerrillero
- Fare Thee Well 10000 Miles
- Farewell Angelina
- Free At Last
- Geordie
- Ghetto
- Girl Of Constant Sorrow
- Go Way From My Window
- God Is God
- Hallowed Be Thy Name
- Hello In There
- Henry Martin
- Heres To You
- House Of The Rising Sun
- I Shall Be Released
- In My Time Of Need
- In The Quiet Morning
- Jesse
- Joe Hill
- John Riley
- Kitty
- La Llorona
- Lady Di And I
- Lady Gay
- Lady Mary
- Last Leaf
- Lily Of The West
- Lily Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts
- Llego Con Tres Heridas
- Long Bed From Kenya
- Long Black Veil
- Love Song To A Stranger
- Mary Hamilton
- Matty Groves
- No One Is An Island
- Nu Bello Cardillo
- Oh Brother
- Once I Knew A Pretty Girl
- Outside The Nashville City Limits
- Pal Of Mine
- Percys Song
- Plaisir Damour
- Prison Trilogy Billy Rose
- Railroad Bill
- Railroad Boy
- Rake And Rambling Boy
- Rejoice In The Sun
- Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
- Silent Running
- Silkie
- Silver Dagger
- Somebody Got Lost In A Storm
- Song At The End Of The Movie
- Song Of Bangladesh
- Stewball
- Sweet Sir Galahad
- The Altar Boy And The Thief
- The Dream Song
- The Night They Drove
- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
- The Things That We Are Made Of
- The Unquiet Grave
- Troubled And I Dont Know Why
- Virgin Mary Had One Son
- What Have They Done To The Rain
- When You Hear Them Cuckoos Hollerin
- Where Have All The Flowers Gone
- Whistle Down The Wind
- Wild Mountain Thyme
- Wildwood Flower
- With God On Our Side
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From the album In Concert part 1
[Verse 1]
Am Dm
Hi ho hi ho holiday
Am E
The best day of the year
Am Dm
Little Matty Groves to church did go
Am E Am E Am
some holy words to hear, some holy words to hear
[Verse 2]
Am Dm
He spied three ladies dressed in black
Am E
As they came into view
Am Dm
Lord Arlens wife was gaily clad
Am E Am E Am
a flower among the few, a flower among the few.
[Verse 3]
Am Dm
She tripped up to Matty Groves
Am E
Her eyes so low cast down
Am Dm
Saying "Pray, oh, pray come with me stay
Am E Am E Am
As you pass through the town, as you pass through the town
[Verse 4]
Am Dm
I cannot go, I dare not go
Am E
I fear 'twould cost my life
Am Dm
For I see by the little ring you wear
Am E Am E Am
You are Lord Arlens wife, the great Lord Arlens wife
[Verse 5]
Am Dm
This may be false, this may be true
Am E
I can't deny it all
Am Dm
Lord Arlens gone to consecrate
Am E Am E Am
King Henry at Whitehall, King Henry at Whitehall
[Verse 6]
Am Dm
Oh pray, oh pray come with me stay
Am E
I'll hide thee out of sight
Am Dm
I'll serve you there beyond compare
Am E Am E Am
And sleep with you the night, and sleep with you the night
[Verse 7]
Am Dm
Her little page did listen well
Am E
to all that they did say
Am Dm
and ere the sun could rise again
Am E Am E Am
He quickly sped away, he quickly sped away
[Verse 8]
Am Dm
And he did run the Kings highway
Am E
He swam across the tide
Am Dm
He ne'er did stop until he came
Am E Am E Dm Dsus2 Dm
To the great Lord Arlens side, to the great Lord Arlens side
[Instrumental]
Am Asus2 Am E E7 E Am
[Verse 9]
Am Dm
What news what news my bully boy
Am E
what news brings you to me
Am Dm
My castle burned, my tenants robbed
Am E Am E Am
My lady with baby, my lady with baby
[Verse 10]
Am Dm
No harm has come your house and land
Am E
The little page did say
Am Dm
"But Matty Groves is bedded up
Am E Am E Am
With your fair lady gay, With your fair lady gay
[Verse 11]
Am Dm
Lord Arlen called his merry men
Am E
He bade them with him go
Am Dm
He bade them ne'er a word to speak
Am E Am E Am
And ne'er a horn to blow, and ne'er a horn to blow
[Verse 12]
Am Dm
But among Lord Arlens merry men
Am E
Was one who wished no ill
Am Dm
And the bravest lad in all the crew
Am E Am E Dm Dsus2 Dm
Blew his horn so loud and shrill, blew his horn so loud and shrill
[Instrumental]
Am Asus2 Am E E7 E Am
[Verse 13]
Am Dm
Whats this whats this cried Matty Groves
Am E
Whats this that I do hear
Am Dm
It must be Lord Arlens merry men
Am E A E Am
The ones that I do fear, the ones that I do fear
[Verse 14]
Am Dm
Lie down lie down little Matty Groves
Am E
And keep my back from cold
Am Dm
Its only Lord Arlens merry men
Am E Am E Am
a'callin the sheep to fold, a'callin the sheep to fold.
[Verse 15]
Am Dm
Little Matty Groves he did lie down
Am E
He took a nap asleep
Am Dm
And when he woke Lord Arlen was
Am E A E Dm Dsus2 Dm
A'standing at his feet, a'standing at his feet.
[Instrumental]
Am Asus2 Am E E7 E Am
[Verse 16]
Am Dm
How now how now my bully boy
Am E
Oh how do you like my sheets
Am Dm
And how do you like my fair young bride
Am E Am E Am
Who lies in your arms asleep, who lies in your arms asleep.
[Verse 17]
Am Dm
Ah its very well I like your bed
Am E
And its fine I like your sheets
A Dm
But its best I like your fair young bride
Am E Am E Am
Who lies in my arms asleep, Who lies in my arms asleep.
[Verse 18]
Am Dm
Rise up rise up little Matty Groves
Am E
As fast as e'er you can
Am Dm
In England it shall ne'er be said
Am E Am E Am
I slew a sleepin' man, I slew a sleepin' man
[Verse 19]
Am Dm
And the firstest stroke little Matty struck
Am E
He hurt Lord Arlen sore
Am Dm
But the nextest stroke Lord Arlen struck
Am E Am E Am
Little Matty struck no more, Little Matty struck no more.
[Verse 20]
A Dm
Rise up rise up my gay young bride
Am E
Draw on your pretty clothes
Am Dm
Now tell me do you like me best
Am E Am E Am
Or like you Matty Groves, or the dying Matty Groves.
[Verse 21]
Am Dm
She picked up Matty's dying head
Am E
she kissed from cheek to chin
Am E
Said "Its Matty Groves I'd rather have
Am E Am E Am
Than Arlen and all his kin, than Arlen and all his kin.
[Verse 22]
Am Dm
Ah, woe is me and woe is thee
Am E
Why stayed you not your hand
Am Dm
For you have killed the fairest lad
Am E Dm A
In all of England, in all of England
[Verse 1]
Am Dm
Hi ho hi ho holiday
Am E
The best day of the year
Am Dm
Little Matty Groves to church did go
Am E Am E Am
some holy words to hear, some holy words to hear
[Verse 2]
Am Dm
He spied three ladies dressed in black
Am E
As they came into view
Am Dm
Lord Arlens wife was gaily clad
Am E Am E Am
a flower among the few, a flower among the few.
[Verse 3]
Am Dm
She tripped up to Matty Groves
Am E
Her eyes so low cast down
Am Dm
Saying "Pray, oh, pray come with me stay
Am E Am E Am
As you pass through the town, as you pass through the town
[Verse 4]
Am Dm
I cannot go, I dare not go
Am E
I fear 'twould cost my life
Am Dm
For I see by the little ring you wear
Am E Am E Am
You are Lord Arlens wife, the great Lord Arlens wife
[Verse 5]
Am Dm
This may be false, this may be true
Am E
I can't deny it all
Am Dm
Lord Arlens gone to consecrate
Am E Am E Am
King Henry at Whitehall, King Henry at Whitehall
[Verse 6]
Am Dm
Oh pray, oh pray come with me stay
Am E
I'll hide thee out of sight
Am Dm
I'll serve you there beyond compare
Am E Am E Am
And sleep with you the night, and sleep with you the night
[Verse 7]
Am Dm
Her little page did listen well
Am E
to all that they did say
Am Dm
and ere the sun could rise again
Am E Am E Am
He quickly sped away, he quickly sped away
[Verse 8]
Am Dm
And he did run the Kings highway
Am E
He swam across the tide
Am Dm
He ne'er did stop until he came
Am E Am E Dm Dsus2 Dm
To the great Lord Arlens side, to the great Lord Arlens side
[Instrumental]
Am Asus2 Am E E7 E Am
[Verse 9]
Am Dm
What news what news my bully boy
Am E
what news brings you to me
Am Dm
My castle burned, my tenants robbed
Am E Am E Am
My lady with baby, my lady with baby
[Verse 10]
Am Dm
No harm has come your house and land
Am E
The little page did say
Am Dm
"But Matty Groves is bedded up
Am E Am E Am
With your fair lady gay, With your fair lady gay
[Verse 11]
Am Dm
Lord Arlen called his merry men
Am E
He bade them with him go
Am Dm
He bade them ne'er a word to speak
Am E Am E Am
And ne'er a horn to blow, and ne'er a horn to blow
[Verse 12]
Am Dm
But among Lord Arlens merry men
Am E
Was one who wished no ill
Am Dm
And the bravest lad in all the crew
Am E Am E Dm Dsus2 Dm
Blew his horn so loud and shrill, blew his horn so loud and shrill
[Instrumental]
Am Asus2 Am E E7 E Am
[Verse 13]
Am Dm
Whats this whats this cried Matty Groves
Am E
Whats this that I do hear
Am Dm
It must be Lord Arlens merry men
Am E A E Am
The ones that I do fear, the ones that I do fear
[Verse 14]
Am Dm
Lie down lie down little Matty Groves
Am E
And keep my back from cold
Am Dm
Its only Lord Arlens merry men
Am E Am E Am
a'callin the sheep to fold, a'callin the sheep to fold.
[Verse 15]
Am Dm
Little Matty Groves he did lie down
Am E
He took a nap asleep
Am Dm
And when he woke Lord Arlen was
Am E A E Dm Dsus2 Dm
A'standing at his feet, a'standing at his feet.
[Instrumental]
Am Asus2 Am E E7 E Am
[Verse 16]
Am Dm
How now how now my bully boy
Am E
Oh how do you like my sheets
Am Dm
And how do you like my fair young bride
Am E Am E Am
Who lies in your arms asleep, who lies in your arms asleep.
[Verse 17]
Am Dm
Ah its very well I like your bed
Am E
And its fine I like your sheets
A Dm
But its best I like your fair young bride
Am E Am E Am
Who lies in my arms asleep, Who lies in my arms asleep.
[Verse 18]
Am Dm
Rise up rise up little Matty Groves
Am E
As fast as e'er you can
Am Dm
In England it shall ne'er be said
Am E Am E Am
I slew a sleepin' man, I slew a sleepin' man
[Verse 19]
Am Dm
And the firstest stroke little Matty struck
Am E
He hurt Lord Arlen sore
Am Dm
But the nextest stroke Lord Arlen struck
Am E Am E Am
Little Matty struck no more, Little Matty struck no more.
[Verse 20]
A Dm
Rise up rise up my gay young bride
Am E
Draw on your pretty clothes
Am Dm
Now tell me do you like me best
Am E Am E Am
Or like you Matty Groves, or the dying Matty Groves.
[Verse 21]
Am Dm
She picked up Matty's dying head
Am E
she kissed from cheek to chin
Am E
Said "Its Matty Groves I'd rather have
Am E Am E Am
Than Arlen and all his kin, than Arlen and all his kin.
[Verse 22]
Am Dm
Ah, woe is me and woe is thee
Am E
Why stayed you not your hand
Am Dm
For you have killed the fairest lad
Am E Dm A
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