The Dubliners - Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe lyrics

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 am going to tell you now
Who has lately came a-courting the maid
Of the sweet brown knowe

This young man says, "My pretty maid
Will you 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'm 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 subdue
For I'm not ready now
And I'll spend another season at the
Foot of the sweet brown knowe

The 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
'tis not for me
I've heard of your behavior, I have indeed
" says she
"There is an inn where you call in
And I've heard the people say
That you rap and you call and you pay for all
And come home at the break of day"

"If I rap and I call and I pay for all
Me money is me own
I'll never spend your fortune
For I hear that you got none
You thought you had me poor heart
Won by meeting with you now
But, I'll leave you where I found you at
The foot of the sweet brown knowe"