Ralph McTell - Nettle Wine lyrics
[Ralph McTell - Nettle Wine lyrics]
In my country garden, underneath the mountain
With the dead nettles growing
All around the door
Early every morning the sun goes up
The mountain
Setting in the sea in the evening once more
Taking water from the brook
wondering who it was that took
The stones from the mountain and
Built his cottage here two up and two down
Miles from the nearest town
I wonder who he was
Though the reason why is clear
Take a bunch of nettles and
Add a little water
Drawn from the stream running
Outside the door
Leave it for a month or two
Then bottle it and drink the brew
And watch the suns go down
In the sea once more
Take in wood to build a fire
Could you really get much higher
Than standing in the doorway with
A glass of nettle wine?
My lady beside me, the mountain behind me
Before me the sea and the red skyline
With the dead nettles growing
All around the door
Early every morning the sun goes up
The mountain
Setting in the sea in the evening once more
Taking water from the brook
wondering who it was that took
The stones from the mountain and
Built his cottage here two up and two down
Miles from the nearest town
I wonder who he was
Though the reason why is clear
Take a bunch of nettles and
Add a little water
Drawn from the stream running
Outside the door
Leave it for a month or two
Then bottle it and drink the brew
And watch the suns go down
In the sea once more
Take in wood to build a fire
Could you really get much higher
Than standing in the doorway with
A glass of nettle wine?
My lady beside me, the mountain behind me
Before me the sea and the red skyline