Steeleye Span - Twa corbies
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One of my favourite songs. It features Maddy Prior on lead vocals and Gay Woods on
backing vocals. It was first recorded by them in 1970 for Hark! The Village Wait and then
again in 1995 as "Corbies" for their album Time.
Intro: Am C Am
AmAs I was walking aCll alAmane
AmI heard twa corbies maCkin' mAmane;
And one onCtae the other did sCay,
Am“Where shall we gang andC dine theAm day
AmWhere shall we gang and dCine the dAmay?”
Am“In behind yonC oul failAm dyke
AmI wot there lies a nCew slain knAmight;
And naebody kCens that he lies thCere
But his hAmawk and his hound and his laCdy fAmair,
AmHis hawk and his hound and his lCady fAmair.”
AmHis hawk is tae the huCnting gAmane,
AmHis hound to fetch the wilCdfowl hAmane;
His lady has taCken another mCate
AmSo we can make our diCnner sAmweet,
AmWe can make our diCnner swAmeet”
Am“You can sit on his Cwhite breastAm bone
AmAnd I'll pick out his bConny blue eAmen;
And with a lCock of his yellow hCair
AmWe'll theek our nest when Cit grows bAmare,
AmWe'll theek our nest when Cit grows bAmare.”
Am“And many's a one forC him makesAm mane
AmNaebody kens where Che has gAmane;
Through his white bCones when they grow bCare
AmThe wind shall blow for CevermaAmre,
AmThe wind shall blow for CevermaAmre.”