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Lyrics for Mattie Groves by Unknown:
| | | Artist: | Unknown |
| | Album: | Unknown | | Track: | Mattie Groves | | | | Date Added: | 18/10/2007 | | Views: | 167 | | | | Lyrics: | MATTIE GROVES
A holiday, a holiday, the first one of the year
Lord Arlen's wife came
into church the gospel for to hear.
And when the meeting it was done she cast her eyes
about
And there she saw little Mattie Groves, walking in the park.
Come home with me
little Mattie Groves, come home with me tonight
Come home with me little Mattie Groves and
sleep with me tonight.
Oh I can't come home, I won't come home and sleep with you
tonight
By the rings on your fingers I can tell you are Lord Arlen's wife.
'Tis true
I am Lord Arlen's wife, Lord Arlen's not at home
He is out to the far corn fields, bringing the
yearlings home.
And the sundt who was standing by and hearing what was said
He saw
Lord Arlen, he would know, before the sun would set.
And in his hurry to carry the news, he
filled his breast and ran
And when he came to the broad mill stream he took off his shoes and
swam
Little Mattie Groves, he lay down and took a little sleep
When he awoke Lord
Arlen, was standing at his feet
Saying how do you like my feather bed and how do you like
my sheets
And how do you like my lady, who lies in your arms asleep.
Oh well I like
your feather bed and well I like your sheets
But better I like your lady maid who lies in my
arms asleep.
Well Get Up! Get Up! Lord Arlen cried, Get Up as quick as you can
It'll
never be said in fair England I slew a naked man!
Oh I won't get up, I won't get up, I
can't get up for my life
For you have two long beaten swords and I have but a pocket
knife.
Well it's true I have two beaten swords, they cost me deep in the purse
But
you will have the better of them and I will have the worst.
And you will strike the very first
blow and strike it like a man
I will strike the very next blow and I'll kill you if I
can.
So Mattie struck the very first blow and he hurt Lord Arlen sore
Lord Arlen
struck the very next blow and Mattie struck no more.
And then Lord Arlen he took his
wife, he sat her on his knee
Saying who do you like the best of us, Mattie Groves or
me.
And then spoke up his own dear wife never heard to speak so free
I'd rather kiss
one dead Mattie's lips than you and your finery.
Lord Arlen he jumped up and loudly he
did bawl
He stuck his wife right through the heart and pinned her against
the
wall.
A grave, a grave, Lord Arlen cried, to put these lovers in
But bury my lady at
the top for she was of noble kin.
Child #81
@ballad @marriage @love @murder
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