Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman Fairport Convention

Rise for the hangman His pleasure is that you should rise He`s the judge and the jury At the jester`s assize Poor Will on the gallows tree Never a cruel word did say Oh that a good man Should be treated

No Man's Land Fairport Convention

Hey, come and make it easy Hey, come and make it black It's no use to be free If lies are all the truth they see They'll screw up what you do When you're through Hey, come and make it easy Hey, come and

Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman (1988 Version) Fairport Convention

Rise for the hangman His pleasure is that you should rise He's the judge and the jury At the jester's assize Poor Will on the gallows tree Never a cruel word did say Oh that a good man Should be treated

Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman (Live) Fairport Convention

Rise for the hangman His pleasure is that you should rise He's the judge and the jury At the jester's assize Poor Will on the gallows tree Never a cruel word did say Oh that a good man Should be

Crazy Man Michael Fairport Convention

Within the fire and out upon the sea Crazy Man Michael was walking He met with a raven with eyes black as coals And shortly they were a-talking "Your future, your future, I would tell to you Your future

Percy`s Song Fairport Convention

rain and the wind "Too late, too late, for his case it is sealed" Turn, turn, turn again "His sentence it is passed and cannot be repealed" Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind "But he ain't no

STRANGER TO HIMSELF Fairport Convention

money was his health All thrown to the dust by his very own hand Yet his beauty lingered still Beyond the draining of the sand But greener was the other side of the hill Richer was the other man's land

It's Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft Fairport Convention

Everlasting Looks like he's been fasting With his friends in the den where directors roll Like a bandarillo With his cigarillo Robs the rich, robs the rest, brings it all back home Please don't get us wrong man

Knockin\' On Heven\'s Door Fairport Convention

It\'s gettin\' dark, too dark for me to see I feel like I\'m knockin\' on heaven\'s door.

Sir Patrick Spens Fairport Convention

free When loud and boisterous blew the winds and loud and noisy blew the sea Then up there came a mermaiden, a comb and glass all in her hand "Here's to you my merry young men for you'll not see dry land

Bring 'Em Down Fairport Convention

Time stood dark and silent and the stars they gave no light I wandered in an endless dream, haunted by the night I saw four ghostly riders, the horses in a line Each in turn did point at me and say I'm

Jewel In The Crown (Live) Fairport Convention

We are a proud land we stand for freedom we've got the franchise on how to lead them we've got the history and books to prove it give us the mountain and we will move it we rule the waves and the seven

Breakfast In Mayfair Fairport Convention

Breakfast I' mayfair Fairport Convention The world has surely lost it's head The news is full of crimes. There's robberies in The Telegraph, And there's murders in The Times.

One Sure Thing Fairport Convention

He used to be the only man I would see He used to be the only good man for me Oh, he used to be my one sure thing Look at me now, what you see, it isn't me Look at me now, just a leaf without a tree Oh

Dawn Fairport Convention

Morning shone among the shadows Sunlight bled upon the silence From the blackest night Must come the morning sky But yesterday was such a long time Yesterday may last forever From the barren land Yesterday

Reno, Nevada Fairport Convention

Now there ain't no game like the one you been playing, When you got a little something to lose. And there ain't no time, like the the time you been wasting; And you waste just about what you choose.

Jack O' Diamonds Fairport Convention

Oh sure, he's not that lovely Jack O'Diamonds broke my hand Left me here to stand Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card to land Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card Jack O'Diamonds is a high card Jack O'Diamonds is

Jack O' Diamonds (Live) Fairport Convention

to play Jack O'Diamonds yeah Jack O'Diamonds This one eyed prince wears a single love Oh sure he's not that lovely Jack O'Diamonds broke my hand Left me here to stand Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card to land

POLLY ON THE SHORE Fairport Convention

Indies we were bound to plunder the raging main And it's many the brave and a galliant ship we sent to a watery grave Ah, for Freeport we did steer our provisions to renew When we did spy a bold man-of-war

Come All Ye Fairport Convention

And now he plays a violin Made out of solid wood So, come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Possessor of the magic touch And no

Come All Ye (Take 1) Fairport Convention

good And now he plays a violin Made out of solid wood So come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Possessor of the magic touch And no

Come All Ye (Live) Fairport Convention

good And now he plays a violin Made out of solid wood So come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Possessor of the magic touch And no

TALE IN HARD TIME Fairport Convention

Take the sun from my heart Let me learn to despise I'll show you another who cannot tell lies <Interlude> The blind man can't see Who demands to his eyes I'll show you another who sings as

Matty Groves (Live) Fairport Convention

your sheets But better I like your lady gay who lies in my arms asleep" "Well, get up, get up," Lord Donald cried, "get up as quick as you can It'll never be said in fair England that I slew a naked man

Matty Groves Fairport Convention

your sheets But better I like your lady gay who lies in my arms asleep" "Well, get up, get up," Lord Donald cried, "get up as quick as you can It'll never be said in fair England that I slew a naked man

Matty Groves (Take 1) Fairport Convention

your sheets But better I like your lady gay who lies in my arms asleep" "Well, get up, get up," Lord Donald cried, "get up as quick as you can It'll never be said in fair England that I slew a naked man

Red And Gold (Live) Fairport Convention

gold And the little stream became a flood From all my brothers killing one another Till waking I realised it was all my own dear blood Some were buried in the church and some just where they Fell With no

John Barleycorn (Live) Fairport Convention

clods upon his head Till these three men were satisfied John Barleycorn was dead There's beer all in the barrel and brandy in the glass But little Sir John with his nut brown bowl proved the strongest man

Doctor Of Physick Fairport Convention

in here So wear your relic near Doctor Monk unpacks his trunk tonight "Oh, father dear I dreamed last night a man sat on my bed And I fear When I awoke I could not find my maidenhead" Every ?sign?

Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood (Take 1) Fairport Convention

But man has come to plough the tide, The oak lies on the ground. I hear their tires in the fields, They drive the stallion down. The roses bleed both light and dark, The winds do seldom call.

Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood (Take 4) Fairport Convention

But man has come to plough the tide, The oak lies on the ground. I hear their tires in the fields, They drive the stallion down. The roses bleed both light and dark, The winds do seldom call.

WHITE DRESS Fairport Convention

dancing tonight <Interlude> Come from the window let's climb the stairs All of my sorrows are none of your cares While life is in us let's love all we can I'll be your woman if you'll be my man

The Journeyman's Grace Fairport Convention

Oh please, journeyman, help me on my way Oh please, help me please, I won't be afraid Leave my weary flesh and bone to a circle made of stone Take me to the mountains for my pleasure And if the dead man

Genesis Hall Fairport Convention

the homeless And leave them to die in the cold The gypsy who begged for your presents He will laugh in your face when you're old Oh, oh, helpless and slow And you don't have anywhere to go Well, one man

Genesis Hall (Live) Fairport Convention

homes from the homeless And leave them to die in the cold The gypsy who begged for your favours Will laugh in your face when you're old Oh oh helpless and slow And you don't have anywhere to go Well one man

To Althea From Prison Fairport Convention

brings to whisper at my grates When I lie tangled in her hair and fettered with her eye Birds that wanton in the air know no such liberty When flowing cups run swiftly round with no allaying ?tense?

WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES Fairport Convention

Before the winter fire I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes?

Who Knows Where The Time Goes? Fairport Convention

Before the winter fire, I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes?

Fotheringay (Acoustic Version) Fairport Convention

How often she has gazed from castle windows all And watched the daylight passing within her captive wall With no one to heed her call The evening hour is fading within the dwindling sun And in a lonely

Milk And Honey Fairport Convention

"Gold and silver is the autumn Soft and gentle are her skies Yes and No are the answers Written in my true love's eyes Autumn's leaving, winter's coming I think that I'll be moving on I've got to leave

FOTHERINGAY Fairport Convention

How often she has gazed from castle windows o'er And watched the daylight passing within her captive wall With no-one to heed her call <Interlude> The evening hour is fading within the dwindling

Autopsy (Alternate Take) Fairport Convention

You're red around the eyes You tell me things no one else hears You spend all your time crying Crying the hours in tears Crying the hours in tears Come lend your time to me And you will know that you are

Autopsy Fairport Convention

You're red around the eyes You tell me things no one else hears You spend all your time crying Crying the hours in tears Crying the hours in tears Come lend your time to me And you will know that you are

Autopsy (Demo) Fairport Convention

You must philosophise But why must you bore me to tears You're red around the eyes You tell me things no one else hears You spend all your time crying Crying the hours in tears Crying the hours in tears

The Deserter Fairport Convention

that I was to be shot May the Lord have mercy on them for their sad cruelty For now the Queen's duty lies heavy on me Then up rode Prince Albert in his carriage and sticks Saying "Where is that young man

Restless Fairport Convention

wind seems to call me like a friend So I guess that I'll be on my way, on my way again There are dreams that I have carried all my lifetime And the dreams have made me a stranger In the eyes of many a man

Decameron Fairport Convention

She doesn't see the day to day No colours where the children play She doesn't see the things she's sown White crosses painted on the door See me fly, see me cry, see me walk away Every time the sun shines

Reynardine Fairport Convention

eyes were blue Her lips as red as wine And he smiled to gaze upon her Did that sly old Reynardine She said, "Kind sir, be civil My company forsake For in my own opinion I fear you are some rake" "Oh no

The Plainsman Fairport Convention

There's no-one rides this road with me, a plainsman rides alone. The welcome waits by a city gate, no voice to call me home.

Been On The Road So Long Fairport Convention

"I've been on the road, so long Been tired and broke, so long I've been to the south where the winds they were warm Traveling the road of no return, so long I've seen what was war, so long The ruins and