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This is a variant of The Bonny Lighter Boy, which differs only slightly from this melody, but the lyrics concern a sailor rather than ploughman.
Kennedy states this version was popular in the bothies of north-east Scotland. "Bothy" is a term for unlocked enclosures, usually in the mountains - see below for bothy information. |
Come all ye lonely lovers, Come listen unto me It's about a prentice ploughman boy I mean to let you hear Concerning of a prentice boy And a ploughman he is bound And my love he is the heir Of nearly twenty thousand pound. Down in my father's garden When first my love met me He threw his arms around my neck And embraced me tenderly We both sat down upon the ground For to complete our joy Go where ye will, And I love him still, He's my darling ploughman boy. The sticks and leaves are well pulled down, On them I'll make my bed The greenwood piles are well pulled down Below my weary head The reaper bush will be my guide And for once my heart decoy Go where ye will, And I love him still, He's my darling ploughman boy. Now since I'm not inclin-ed To tell you his name He's the laddie and the man, That lad that I lo'e well But when he sings, the valley rings, And he makes my heart full o 'joy Go where ye will, And I love him still, He's my darling ploughman boy. |
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Folksongs of Britain and Ireland See Bibliography for full information. |