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- I OWN NOTHING! MADE FOR FUN NOT PROFIT! Kate Rusby- The Recruited Collier from the Album 10
"What's the matter with you, me lass, and where's your dashing Jimmy?"
"Them soldier boys have picked him up and taken him far from me
Last pay-day he went into town and them red-coated fellows,
Enticed him in and made him drunk, and he'd better gone to the gallows.
The very sight of his cockade, it sets us all a-cryin', And me, I nearly fainted twice - I thought that I was dyin'
Me father said he'd pay the smart and he'd run for the Golden Guinea,
But the sergeant swore he'd kissed the book, so now they've got young Jimmy.
When Jimmy talks about the wars, it's worse than death to hear him.
I must go out and hide me tears, because I cannot bear him.
A Brigadier or a Grenadier he says they're sure to make him,
So now he jibes and cracks his jokes and bids me not forsake him.
As I walked o'er yon stubbled field - below where runs the seam,
I think on Jimmy hewing there, but it was all a dream.
He hewed the very coils we burn, so when this fire I'm leetin',
To think the lumps was in his hands - it sets me heart a-beating'.
So break me heart and then it's o'er, oh break me heart, me dearie,
As I lie in this cold, cold bed, of a single life I'm weary."
This is one of those songs you listen to 50 times in a row.
Then another 50 times
I joined the british infnatry this summer and this song reminds me of my mum back home.
Tell us Old Sweats how it's going at The Front, old son. What Reg? What posting? How's the mob these days? And is the Frank still as bloody awful as it was thirt years ago? Regards from a Cold War ex-scaley.
The Colony brought me here
Me too
Well that’s weird, me too.
Same.
On my second read of that book on the Kindle....scary.
Me too
Every night I have a long night at work I sit down and listen to this song to unwind
this song is lovely and the tune fits the song apsolutley perfectly
Very haunting, beautiful sound...Thank you.
This is beautiful. The only other time that I have heard this sung was by Dick Gaughan,who did a magnificent job of it. If I had to choose,I would give this version a slight edge because it is a song from the womans' perspective and as such has more of a poignancy when in a female voice.
Great version of this also from Cyril o Donoghue
@@leadbellies Got to check it out, Thanks!!
Barry dransfield version is excellent too
A trad group from County Cork called North Cregg do a great version of this song, check it out on TH-cam their version is by far my favourite.
F.G Cottam brought me here.
Thanks for putting this up. It's probably my favorite song, even as sad as it is...can't tell you how many times I've listened to it. I heard Kate mention it in the ITV (I think) documentary about her, as being one of her favorites. Kate is such a really wonderful person...
Who is here from Sharpe?
late the south essex sir
Jean Redpath does it very well also: th-cam.com/video/74UrGAhENIA/w-d-xo.html