Testo Matty Groves - Fairport Convention
Testo della canzone Matty Groves (Fairport Convention), tratta dall'album Alive In America - 1974
Oh, a holiday, a holiday and the first one of the year
Lord Arnold's wife came into the church, the gospel for to hear
And when the meeting, it was done, she cast her eyes about
And there she saw little Matty Groves walking through the crowd
Come home with me, little Matty Groves, come home with me tonight
Come home with me, little Matty Groves and sleep with me till light
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 Arnold's wife
Well, if I am Lord Arnold's wife, Lord Arnold's not at home
For he is out in the far cornfields bringing the yearlings home
And a serving man was standing by and hearing what was said
He swore Lord Arnold he would know before the sun would set
And in his hurry to carry the news, he bent his breast and he ran
And when he came to the broad millstream
He took off his shoes and swam
Little Matty Groves, he lay down and took a little sleep
When he awoke, Lord Arnold, he was standing at his feet
Saying, how do you like my feather bed? How do you like my sheets?
And how do you like my lady who lies in your arms asleep?
Well, it's fine I like your feather
Bed and it's fine I like your sheets
But it's better I love your lady who lies in my arms asleep
Oh, get up, get up, Lord Arnold cried, get up as quick as you can
For it will never be said in fair England I slew a naked man
Oh, I won't get up, I can't get up, I can't get up for my life
For you have two long beaten swords and I not 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 worse
And you will strike the very first blow and strike it like a man
And I will strike the very next blow and I'll kill you if I can
So Matty struck the very first blow and he hurt Lord Arnold sore
Lord Arnold struck the very next blow and Matty struck no more
And then Lord Arnold, he took his wife and he set her on his knee
Saying, who do you love the better of us, Matty Groves or me?
And then up spoke his own dear wife, never heard to speak so free
Well, I'd rather a kiss from dead
Matty's lips than you and your finery
And then Lord Arnold, he did jump up and loudly he did bawl
He struck his wife right through the
Heart and pinned her against the wall
Oh, a grave, a grave, Lord Arnold cried, to put these lovers in
But bury my lady at the top for she was of noble kin
Thank you very much
Good night everybody
Thanks very much
On the drums, David Maddocks
Keep it up, keep it up
On the bass guitar, David Pegg
On the lead guitar, Gerry Donohue
Trevor Lucas on the rhythm guitar
Keep it up
Of course, on violin, David Swarbrick
That's it
And the sweet lady, Sandy Denny
Once more, Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention
Alright
We're gonna do an old thing called Just a Medley
Credits
Writer(s): Sandy Denny, Simon Nicol, Ashley Stephen Hutchings, David Mattacks, Dp, Richard John (gb1) Thompson
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