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Come all you lads and lassies And listen to me a while I'll sing to you a verse or two That will surely make you smile Concerning a young man I'm going to tell you now Who has lately come a-courting The maid of the sweet brow nknowe This young man says: 'My pretty maid, will ye come along with me We'll both fly off together And happy we will be We'll join our hands in wedlock bands As I am speaking with you now And I'll do my best endeavour for The maid of the sweet brown knowe' This fair and fickle young thing She knew not what to say Her eyes did shine like diamonds bright And merrily did play She says: 'Young man, your love subdued For I'm not ready now And I'll spend another season At the foot of the sweet brown knowe' SongtexteThe young man said: 'My pretty maid How can you answer so See down in yonder valley Where my crops do gently grow Down in yonder valley I have horses, men and plough And they're at their daily labour For the maid of the sweet brown knowe' 'If they're at their daily labour Kind Sir it's not for me I've heard of your behaviour I have indeed', said she 'There is an inn where you call in I've heard the people say And you rap and you call and you pay for all And go home at the break of day' 'If I rap and call and I pay for all The money is all my own I will never spend your fortune For I hear that you've got none You've thought you had my poor heart broken By meeting with ye now But I leave you where I found you At the foot of the sweet brown knowe' Aus Songtexte Mania