A lawyer he went out
Language: English
A lawyer he went out one day, A riding through the city, It was there he met with a handsome maid, And he thought her so sweet and pretty. "Good morning to you, pretty maid, O whither are you going?" "I am going a-down yonder meadow," she said, "Where my father he is a-mowing." "I'll take you up to London town, And all such lovely places, I will busk you into a silken gown, Gold rings and gold chains and laces." "I'll have none of your London town, Nor any other places, I will not be busked into a silen gown, Gold rings and gold chains and laces." And now she is a poor man's wife, Her husband dearly loves her, And she lives a sweet and contented life, There's no lady in town above her.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by George Sainton Kaye Butterworth (1885 - 1916), "A lawyer he went out", from Folk Songs from Sussex, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 136