The Blacksmith, Steeleye Span
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A blacksmith courted me, nine months and better
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He fairly won my heart; he wrote me a letter
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With his hammer in his hand, he looked so clever,
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And if I were with my love, I would live forever.
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"O, where is my love gone, with his cheeks like roses?
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He is gone across the sea, gathering primroses
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I'm afraid the shining sun might burn and scorch his beauty,
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And if I were with my love, I would do my duty.
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"Strange news is a-come to town, strange news is a-carried,
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Strange news flies up and down that my love is a-married
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O, I wish them both much joy, though they don't hear me
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And if I were with my love, I would do my duty.
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"O, what did you promise me when you lay beside me?
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You said you'd marry me, and not deny me."
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"If I said I'd marry you, 'twas only to try you,
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So bring your witness, love, and I'll not deny you."
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"O, witness have I none save God Almighty
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And may He reward you well for the slighting of me."
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Her lips grew pale and wan; it made her poor heart tremble
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For to think she had loved one, and he proved deceitful.
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A blacksmith courted me, nine months and better
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He fairly won my heart; he wrote me a letter
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With his hammer in his hand, he looked so clever,
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And if I were with my love, I would live forever.