Name: Greenwood Laddie
Duration: P00H04M08S
Description: The majority of our songs, including this one, were gleaned from Peter Kennedy's seminal collection Folksongs Of Britain and Ireland. With this beautiful Irish ballad, Phil's funk electric guitar and trance harmonica had us dancing around the studio.

Greenwood Laddie

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The majority of our songs, including this one, were gleaned from Peter Kennedy's seminal collection Folksongs Of Britain and Ireland. With this beautiful Irish ballad, Phil's funk electric guitar and trance harmonica had us dancing around the studio.

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If you had seen my dearest, and his eyes they shine the clearest
His cheeks like the red blood that's new dropped in snow
He is neat, tall and slender, and his hands soft and tender
He'll be my greenwood laddie wherever he go

My parents, my darling, they slight you with scorn
Because you have no riches wrapped up in store
But the more that they slight you, the more I'll invite you
To be my greenwood laddie, till time is no more

For if I had the wealth of the East or West Indies
Or if I had the gold of the African shore
Or if I could gain thousands, I'd lie on your bosom
You'd be my greenwood laddie whom I'll always adore

It's down yonder bower I've spent many the long hour
A-pulling the flowers by yon clear winding shore
It was his stolen kisses caused my fondest wishes
He'll be my greenwood laddie, and the boy I adore

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from Henry Martin, released December 11, 2020

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Edgelarks fly in on the tailwind of BBC award winning duo Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin. Combining soulful original songwriting with deep folk roots and influences as diverse as Indian classical and American blues, this duo produce a sound like no other. ... more

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