As I was a-walking one morning in June To view the gay fields and the meadows in bloom I spied a young female, she appeared like some queen With her costly fine robes round her mantle of green He said, "Lovely fair maid, if you will agree Then we'll join in wedlock and married we'll be I'll dress you in riches, you'll appear like some queen With your costly fine robes round your mantle of green" She quickly made answer, "May you be excused For I'll wed with no man, you must be refused To the greenwoods I'll wander and shun all men too For the lad that I love fell at famed Waterloo" "If you will not marry, tell me your love's name For I've been a soldier, and might know the same" "Draw near to my garment and soon you will see His name I've embroidered on my mantle of green" Enrising of her mantle, it's there I behold His name and his surname in letters of gold Young William O'Reilly it appeared to my view I cried, "He was my comrade at famed Waterloo" Now when that she heard it, the paler she grew She fell in his arms with her heart full of woe "Your heart I have wounded, the truth I declare Here is your love's token, the gold ring I do wear In your father's garden, beneath a green tree We pledged our true love and long we'd agree" This couple got married, I've heard people say She wore a mantle of green on their wedding day
After 50 years of following Steeleye - they can still "get me" with one I've not heard before. Truly beautiful ❤️
Like you I’ve not heard this before. As you say it’s truly beautiful
Doesn't get much better..Beautiful.
Where have I been all these years. I've only just discovered Maddy. Wow, what a voice.
Boy, do you have a fantastic journey ahead of you!
Such a beautiful song. I'd not heard this one before. Loving S.S as ever, especially Maddy's wonderful voice ❤
Maddy's voice just gained more beauty with the years
Maddy has such an amazing voice, an incredible range to suit whatever she sings.
Lovely song from Maddy... wonderful!!
Just exquisite
Such a wonderful voice.
acoustic guita,r violin, and Maddy...perfect trio
What a fantastic band alwayz
this is very good indeed.
Beautiful. Diolch yn fawr xx
This is heavenly!
Wonderful!
this is beautiful
Maddie Prior at her best.
Great
Getting Odee now, that’s good.
As I was a-walking one morning in June
To view the gay fields and the meadows in bloom
I spied a young female, she appeared like some queen
With her costly fine robes round her mantle of green
He said, "Lovely fair maid, if you will agree
Then we'll join in wedlock and married we'll be
I'll dress you in riches, you'll appear like some queen
With your costly fine robes round your mantle of green"
She quickly made answer, "May you be excused
For I'll wed with no man, you must be refused
To the greenwoods I'll wander and shun all men too
For the lad that I love fell at famed Waterloo"
"If you will not marry, tell me your love's name
For I've been a soldier, and might know the same"
"Draw near to my garment and soon you will see
His name I've embroidered on my mantle of green"
Enrising of her mantle, it's there I behold
His name and his surname in letters of gold
Young William O'Reilly it appeared to my view
I cried, "He was my comrade at famed Waterloo"
Now when that she heard it, the paler she grew
She fell in his arms with her heart full of woe
"Your heart I have wounded, the truth I declare
Here is your love's token, the gold ring I do wear
In your father's garden, beneath a green tree
We pledged our true love and long we'd agree"
This couple got married, I've heard people say
She wore a mantle of green on their wedding day
I think this song is the very best vehicle for all three of them. Shame about the drummer !!
Je n'aime pas ce contenu a dit quelqu'un. Triste!