June Tabor - The fair maid of islington - under the greenwood tree

There was a fair maid of ^DIslington, as ^AI've heard many ^Dtell And ^Ashe was going to ^DLondon town, her ^Apears and apples to ^Dsell As she was going a^Along the road, a vintner did her es^Epy “^DWhat shall I ^Agive, fair ^Dmaid,” says ^Ahe, “one night with ^Eyou to ^Alie?” “Oh, ^Dwhat shall I ^Agive, fair ^Dmaid,” says ^Ahe, “one night with ^Eyou to ^Alie?”^{D E A}

“If you would lay with ^Dme one night, you must ^Agive to me five ^Dpounds.” “A ^Amatch, a match,” the ^Dvintner said, “^Aso let this go ^Dround.” When he had lain with ^Aher all night, her money she did ^Ecrave “^DNo, oh ^Ano,” the ^Dvintner ^Asays, “the Devil a ^Epenny you'll ^Ahave!” “Oh, ^Dno, oh ^Ano,” the ^Dvintner ^Asays, “the Devil a ^Epenny you'll ^Ahave!” ^{D E A}

This maid she made no ^Dmore ado, but ^Ato the justice ^Dwent “This ^Avintner hired a ^Dcellar of me and he ^Awill not pay the ^Drent.” So straight the justice ^Afor him sent and asked him the reason ^Ewhy ^DThat he would ^Apay the ^Dmaid no ^Arent, to which he ^Edid re^Aply ^{D E A}

“Although I hired a ^Dcellar of her ^Aand the possession was ^Dmine I ^Anever put anything ^Dinto it, but ^Aone small pipe of ^Dwine.” This maid she being ^Aripe of wit, she straight replied a^Egain “There ^Dlay two ^Abutts at the ^Dcellar ^Adoor, why didn't you ^Eroll them ^Ain?” “There ^Dlay two ^Abutts at the ^Dcellar ^Adoor, why didn't you ^Eroll them ^Ain?” ^{D E A}

The justice told the ^Dvintner plain, ^Aif he a tenant ^Dbe He ^Amust expect to ^Dpay the rent, he ^Acould not sit rent-^Dfree And when the maid her ^Amoney got, she put it all in her ^Epurse And ^Dclapped her ^Ahand on the ^Dcellar ^Adoor and said it was ^Enone the ^Aworse She ^Dclapped her ^Ahand on the ^Dcellar ^Adoor and said it was ^Enone the ^Aworse ^{D E A}