Biography:
Steeleye Span formed in 1969 from members of Fairport Convention and out of the ashes of Sweeney's Men creating a distinctive fusion of both British folk with electric rock music. The resulting first version of the band was formed by ex-Fairport bassist Ashley Hutchings and built around two pairs of vocalists, Tim Hart and Maddy Prior and Gay & Terry Woods. Rhythm was to be supplied largely by Hutchings' bass, and without drums.
Tensions between the band grew during the production in 1970 of their first album
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Other songs:
- Alison Gross
- All Around My Hat
- All Things Are Quite Silent
- Ancient Eyes
- Australia
- Babylon
- Barnet Fair
- Be Careful What You Wish For
- Beyond The Dreaming Place
- Black Jack Davy
- Bonny Black Hare
- Bonny Moorhen
- Brides Farewell
- Cam Ye Oer Frae France
- Captain Coulston
- Chanticleer
- Child Owlet
- Creeping Jane
- Dance With Me
- Dark
- Demon Lover
- Down In Yon Forest
- Drink Down The Moon
- Edward
- Edwin
- Erin
- False Knight On The Road
- Fire And Ice
- First Dance
- Fishermans Wife
- Following Me
- Gamble Gold
- Gaudete
- Go From My Window
- Gone To America
- Granny Aching
- Hares On The Mountain
- Hark The Herald Angels Sing
- Harvest Of The Moon
- Heir Of Linne
- Hiver
- I See His Blood Upon The Rose
- I Wish That I Never Was Wed
- Isabel
- Jack Hall
- John Barleycorn
- Just As The Tide
- Just One Heart
- King Henry
- Lady Isobel And The Elf Knight
- Let Her Go Down
- Locks And Bolts
- London
- Long Lankin
- Long
- Longbone
- Lord Elgin
- Lord Gregory
- Lord Randall
- Lovely On The Water
- Lowlands Of Holland
- Mantle Of Green
- Marigold
- Marrowbones
- Mistletoe Bough
- My Love
- Ned Ludd Part 1 Inclosure
- Ned Ludd Part 2 Rural Retreat
- New York Girls
- Now We Are Six
- One Misty Moisty Morning
- Our Captain Cried
- Padstow
- Peace On The Border
- Poor Old Soldier
- Prince Charlie Stuart
- Queen Mary
- Ranzo Mandolin
- Royal Forester
- Saucy Sailor
- Seagull
- See Amid The Winters Snow
- Seven Hundred Elves
- Shaking Of The Sheets
- Sheep
- Sheepcrook And Black Dog
- Sing We The Virgin Mary
- Sir James The Rose
- Some Rival
- Somewhere Along The Road
- Spotted Cow
- Take My Heart
- Tell Me Why
- The Blackleg Miner
- The Blacksmith
- The Bold Poachers
- The Brown Girl
- The Connemara Cradle Song
- The Cruel Mother
- The Dreamer And The Widow
- The First Nowell
- The Hard Times Of Old England
- The Hills Of Greenmore
- The Holly And The Ivy
- The Making Of A Man
- The Old Maid In The Garrett
- The Old Turf Fire
- The Prickly Bush
- The Song Will Remain
- The Story Of The Scullion King
- The Summer Lady
- The Three Sisters
- The Tricks Of London
- The Twelve Witches
- The Unquiet Grave
- The Ups And Downs
- The Water Is Wide
- The Wee Free Men
- The Wee Wee Man
- The Wife Of Ushers Well
- There Was A Wealthy Merchant
- Thornaby Woods
- To Know Him Is To Love Him
- Today In Bethlehem
- Twa Corbies
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Two Butchers
- Two Constant Lovers
- Two Magicians
- Unconquered Sun
- Underneath Her Apron
- Van Diemens Land
- We Shall Wear Midnight
- Whats The Life Of A Man
- When I Was On Horseback
- Where Are They Now
- Who Told The Butcher
- Whummil Bore
- You Will Burn
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[Intro]
G D G D G
[Verse]
G
Oh, ladies take pity on me
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Let me in your company mingle
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I once was merry and free
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And, like you, I was happy and single
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Me mother advised me to wed
D
For seventeen years I had tarried
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So, off to the church I did go
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In a trice to a man to be married
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Oh, I wish that I never was wed
[Verse]
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For a short time he loved me sincere
D
He used me both kindly and civil
G
The honeymoon scarcely was o'er
D G
When he turned out a queer devil
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The bed he took up on his back
D
And off to the pawnshop he carried
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Oft times I wished I was dead
D G
Or better, I never was married
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was wed
[Verse]
G
To the landlord he won't pay the rent
D
He says that he is not able
G
There's nothin' now left in the house
D G
But two broken chairs and a table
G
The bedclothes, the kettle and broom
D
Off to the pawnshop he carried
G
He grunts, he snores, he roars
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was married
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was wed
[Instrumental]
G D G D G
[Verse]
G
Oh, when he buys the meat once a month
D
That's if I'm not sadly mistaken
G
There's nothin' but sheep's head and pluck
D G
And a bit of sweet liver and bacon
G
He says bread and butter are dear
D
And these times are shockingly harried
G
All day he drinks whisky and beer
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was married
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was wed
[Verse]
G
One night he came home in a rage
D
He busted me new shoes asunder
G
The cat he kicked into the grate
D G
And the table flew out of the window
G
The bellows he threw at me head
D
Me clothes to the pawnshop he carried
G
That night I wished I was dead
D G
Or better, I never was married
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was wed
[Instrumental]
G D G D G
G D G D G
[Verse]
G
Oh, if I was but single again
D
I'd sing and be joyous and merry
G
I'd laugh, I'd shout, I'd roar
D G
I'd be heard in the Kingdom of Kerry
G
So maidens single remain
D
Bide your time, you'll never be harried
G
If I was but single again
D G
By jingo, I'd never get married
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was wed
G D G D G
[Verse]
G
Oh, ladies take pity on me
D
Let me in your company mingle
G
I once was merry and free
D G
And, like you, I was happy and single
G
Me mother advised me to wed
D
For seventeen years I had tarried
G
So, off to the church I did go
D G
In a trice to a man to be married
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was wed
[Verse]
G
For a short time he loved me sincere
D
He used me both kindly and civil
G
The honeymoon scarcely was o'er
D G
When he turned out a queer devil
G
The bed he took up on his back
D
And off to the pawnshop he carried
G
Oft times I wished I was dead
D G
Or better, I never was married
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was wed
[Verse]
G
To the landlord he won't pay the rent
D
He says that he is not able
G
There's nothin' now left in the house
D G
But two broken chairs and a table
G
The bedclothes, the kettle and broom
D
Off to the pawnshop he carried
G
He grunts, he snores, he roars
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was married
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was wed
[Instrumental]
G D G D G
[Verse]
G
Oh, when he buys the meat once a month
D
That's if I'm not sadly mistaken
G
There's nothin' but sheep's head and pluck
D G
And a bit of sweet liver and bacon
G
He says bread and butter are dear
D
And these times are shockingly harried
G
All day he drinks whisky and beer
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was married
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was wed
[Verse]
G
One night he came home in a rage
D
He busted me new shoes asunder
G
The cat he kicked into the grate
D G
And the table flew out of the window
G
The bellows he threw at me head
D
Me clothes to the pawnshop he carried
G
That night I wished I was dead
D G
Or better, I never was married
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was wed
[Instrumental]
G D G D G
G D G D G
[Verse]
G
Oh, if I was but single again
D
I'd sing and be joyous and merry
G
I'd laugh, I'd shout, I'd roar
D G
I'd be heard in the Kingdom of Kerry
G
So maidens single remain
D
Bide your time, you'll never be harried
G
If I was but single again
D G
By jingo, I'd never get married
D G
Oh, I wish that I never was wed
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