Matty Groves Fairport Convention

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

Matty Groves (Live) Fairport Convention

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

Matty Groves (Take 1) Fairport Convention

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

Matty Groves Joan Baez

A holiday, a holiday and the first one of the year Lord DArlen's wife came into the church, the gospel for to hear.

FOTHERINGAY Fairport Convention

How often she has gazed from castle windows o'er And watched the daylight passing within her captive wall With no-one to heed her call <Interlude> The evening hour is fading within the dwindl...

ONE MORE CHANCE Fairport Convention

Calling all olive branches and laid off doves There is work to do before we say goodbye But who can see them turning to the face of love Though I hear them pleading with me, don't let us die As I s...

WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES Fairport Convention

Across the evening sky all the birds are leaving But how can they know it's time for them to go? Before the winter fire I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the ti...

POLLY ON THE SHORE Fairport Convention

Come all you wild young men and a warning take by me Never lead your single life astray or into bad company As I myself have done being all in the month of May When I, as pressed by a sea captain a...

THE HEXHAMSHIRE LASS Fairport Convention

Away with the buff and the blue And away with the cap and feather I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire Off with the and over the moss and the mire I want to see my lass who lives in Hexha...

MEET ON THE LEDGE Fairport Convention

We used to say that come the day We'd all be making songs Or finding better words These ideas never lasted long The way is up along the road The air is growing thin Too many friends who tried Blown...

Percy`s Song Fairport Convention

Bad news, bad news, come to me where I sleep" Turn, turn, turn again "Say, 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...

WHITE DRESS Fairport Convention

Feel how the wind blows December despair Bring me a ribbon to tie up my hair I'll be your bride go where you go All of my life you'll be my beau Kiss me and I might Put on the white dress If you'll...

BOOK SONG Fairport Convention

If she knew what I've seen while I'm watching Would she know where to smile, what to say? When she leaves from her book to be with me Where's her mind as she stands while I play? <Interlude> ...

RISING FOR THE MOON Fairport Convention

I travel over the sea and ride the rolling sky For that's the way it is that is my fortune There are many ears to please many people's love to try And every day's begun rising for the moon There's ...

STRANGER TO HIMSELF Fairport Convention

He was a stranger to himself A spy in his own camp And his money was his health All thrown to the dust by his very own hand Yet his beauty lingered still Beyond the draining of the sand But greener...

TALE IN HARD TIME Fairport Convention

Take the sun from my heart Let me learn to despise I'll show you another who cannot tell lies <Interlude> The blind man can't see Who demands to his eyes I'll show you another who sings as he...

Knockin\' On Heven\'s Door Fairport Convention

Mama, take this badge off of me I can\'t use it anymore. It\'s gettin\' dark, too dark for me to see I feel like I\'m knockin\' on heaven\'s door. Knock, knock, knockin\' on heaven\'s door Knock, ...

Knockin' On Heven's Door Fairport Convention

Mama, take this badge off of me I can't use it anymore. It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door. Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, k...

Farewell, Farewell Fairport Convention

Farewell, farewell to you who would hearYou lonely travelers all.The cold North winds will blow againThe winding road does call.And you will never return to seeYour bruised and beaten sons?Oh, I wo...

Tam Lin Fairport Convention

The words are different from the original (Child) version but this is a very close approximation of the song as performed by Sandy Denny."I forbid you maidens all that wear gold in your hairTo trav...

Who Knows Where The Time Goes? Fairport Convention

Across the evening sky, all the birds are leavingBut how can they know it's time for them to go?Before the winter fire, I will still be dreamingI have no thought of timeFor who knows where the time...

Genesis Hall Fairport Convention

My father he rides in your shipsAnd I know he would never mean harmBut to see both sides of a quarrelIs to judge without hate or loveOh, oh, helpless and slowAnd you don't have anywhere to goYou ta...

Si tu dois partir Fairport Convention

C'est pas que je te demande De faire que tu n'as jamais fait C'est seulement qui'il fait trop tard Et il fait trop noir pour trouver la porte Mais si tu dois partir, va-t'en Mais si tu dois partir,...

Autopsy Fairport Convention

You must philosophiseBut why must you bore me to tears?You're red around the eyesYou tell me things no one else hearsYou spend all your time cryingCrying the hours in tearsCrying the hours in tears...

A Sailor's Life Fairport Convention

A sailor's life, it is a merry lifeHe robs young girls of their heart's delightLeaving them behind to weep and mournThey never know when they will return"Well, there's four and twenty all in a rowM...

Cajun Woman Fairport Convention

Baby, that preacher gave you his painTo ?let the window? on his finger in the undertaker's name(Chorus)Oh, cajun womanSome people still call you a queenI don't believe you're sinkingWith all the tr...

Percy's Song Fairport Convention

Bad news, bad news, come to me where I sleep"Turn, turn, turn again"Say, 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...

Million Dollar Bash Fairport Convention

Well, that big dumb blonde with Gorgeous GeorgeAnd Turtle, a friend of theirs, with his cheques all forgedAnd his cheeks in a trunk with a cheese in the cashYou're all gonna be there at that millio...

Dear Landlord Fairport Convention

Dear landlord,Please don't put a price on my soul.My burden is heavy,My dreams are beyond control.When that steamboat whistle blows,I'm gonna give you all I got to give,And I do hope you receive it...

The Ballad Of Easy Rider Fairport Convention

"The river flowsIt flows to the seaWherever that river goesThat's where I want to beFlow river flowLet your waters wash downTake me from this roadTo some other townAll he wantedWas to be freeAnd th...

Time Will Show The Wiser Fairport Convention

My mind keeps on telling me that this is no goodAnd my heart is aching, that tells me I shouldBut only time will show the wiserI've fallen in love with a girl that's not mineIf I take her it will h...

I Don't Know Where I Stand Fairport Convention

Funny day, looking for laughter and finding it thereSunny day, braiding white flowers and leaves in my hairPicked up a pencil and wrote 'I love you' in my finest handWanted to send it but I don't k...

If (Stomp) Fairport Convention

If I were rich enoughTo make you need me as much as I need youIf I could pitch enoughYou'd realise what a little country bread can doWell, if my ma had come very farAnd if my pa was an oil-rig big-...

Decameron Fairport Convention

She doesn't see the day to dayNo colours where the children playShe doesn't see the things she's sownWhite crosses painted on the doorSee me fly, see me cry, see me walk awayEvery time the sun shin...

Jack O' Diamonds Fairport Convention

Jack O'Diamonds, on the moveJack O'Diamonds, one-eyed knaveOn the move, hits the streetBumps his head, on the groundWell, he's a scout, you're born to loseShouldn't stayJack O'Diamonds is a hard ca...

Chelsea Morning Fairport Convention

Woke up big this Chelsea morning and the first thing that I heardWas a song outside my windowAnd the traffic wrote the wordsIt came ringing up like Christmas bellsAnd rapping up like pipes and drum...

Sun Shade Fairport Convention

Dying's not easy todayTrying but can't get awayFeel just the almost touch of her hand and the trees in her hair?Lies float? the sun, she saw only me in the skyWhat could be higher than we?Wind grow...

The Lobster Fairport Convention

Like a lobster I can swimAnd can grow another limbWhere a powerless stump you sawI have grown a powerful clawWhen you'd thought me safely drownedIn the depths I swim aroundDither when you do descen...

It's Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft Fairport Convention

Looking through the windowTo see which way the wind blowsIt seems as though a hurricane is due todaySunny on the outsideStormy on the insideStormy weather's always best for making hayHere come Ever...

One Sure Thing Fairport Convention

He used to be the only man I would seeHe used to be the only good man for meOh, he used to be my one sure thingLook at me now, what you see, it isn't meLook at me now, just a leaf without a treeOh,...

Suzanne Fairport Convention

Suzanne takes you down to a place near the riverYou can hear the boats go byYou can spend the night foreverAnd you know that she's half crazyBut that's why you want to be thereAnd she feeds you tea...

If I Had A Ribbon Bow Fairport Convention

If I had ribbon bow to tie my hairAnd a gown of calico for me to wearI'd surely get a sweetheart, a prince or a kingA palace home where I could have everythingIf I had a ribbon bow to tie my hairTh...

Morning Glory Fairport Convention

I lit my purest candle close to mywindow, hoping it would catch the eyeOf any vagabond who passed it by,And I waited in my fleeting houseBefore he came I felt him drawing nearAs he neared I felt th...

Reno, Nevada Fairport Convention

It's a long, long way down to Reno, Nevada and a long,long way to your home.But the change in your pocket is beginning to grumbleAnd you reap just about what you, ve sown.You can walk down the stre...

Walk Awhile Fairport Convention

Chorus)Walk awhile, walk awhile, walk awhile with meThe more we walk together, love, the better we'll agreeWe'll agreeOne hand in your mouth and your finger in your eyeUndertakers bow their heads a...

Doctor Of Physick Fairport Convention

Take care daughter dearDon't dream on many gallant men tonightTake care daughter dearFor a doctor comes to steal your books in the dead of night"Every ?sign? in hereSo wear your relic nearDoctor Mo...

Sloth Fairport Convention

Chorus)Just a roll, just a rollJust a roll on your drumJust a roll, just a rollAnd the war has begunNow the right thing's the wrong thingNo more excuses to comeJust one step at a timeAnd the war ha...

Sir Patrick Spens Fairport Convention

The King sits in Dunfirmline town, drinking of the blood-red wine"Where can I get a steely skipper to sail this might boat of mine?"Then up there spoke a bonny boy, sitting at the King's right knee...

Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman (1988 Version) Fairport Convention

Rise for the hangmanHis pleasure is that you should riseHe's the judge and the juryAt the jester's assizePoor Will on the gallows treeNever a cruel word did sayOh that a good manShould be treated t...

Flowers Of The Forest Fairport Convention

I've heard them lilting?At are? you milkingAnd I've heard them liltingBefore light a-dayNow they are mourningFor all time a-liltingThe flowers of the forestAre all ?wean? awaySad they for the order...