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#O lad, O lad, O marry me<br />My father will give thee gold so free<br />O no, O no, I’ll not marry<br />So fare thee well for ever<br />Then she cursed the rainy night<br />Cold blow and a rainy night<br />Then she cursed the rainy night<br />That ever she let him in O<br /><br /> | #O lad, O lad, O marry me<br />My father will give thee gold so free<br />O no, O no, I’ll not marry<br />So fare thee well for ever<br />Then she cursed the rainy night<br />Cold blow and a rainy night<br />Then she cursed the rainy night<br />That ever she let him in O<br /><br /> | ||
#Then he jumped out of bed<br />he put his hat upon his head<br />And she had lost her maidenhead<br />Her mother heard the jingle<br />Then she cursed the rainy night<br />Cold blow and a rainy night<br />Then she cursed the rainy night<br />That ever she let him in O | #Then he jumped out of bed<br />he put his hat upon his head<br />And she had lost her maidenhead<br />Her mother heard the jingle<br />Then she cursed the rainy night<br />Cold blow and a rainy night<br />Then she cursed the rainy night<br />That ever she let him in O | ||
This text is included in [[James Reeves]]' [[Idiom of the People, The| The Idiom of the People]] p96, but the place of collection is mistakenly given as "Wareham" instead of "Warehorne". | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:23, 21 January 2010
Cold Blow and a Rainy Night
Version from James Beale
Collected by Cecil Sharp at Warehorne, Kent, 23rd Sep 1908.
- My hat is frozen to my head
My body’s like a lump of lead
My shoes are frozen to my feet
Standing at your window
Let me in, the soldier cried
Cold blow and a rainy night
Let me in the soldier cried
I’ll never go back again O - Down she came and let him in
And then they went to bed again
He kissed her lips and tickled her knee
And soon he gained her favour
Then she blessed the rainy night
Cold blow and a rainy night
Then she blessed the rainy night
That ever she let him in O - O lad, O lad, O marry me
My father will give thee gold so free
O no, O no, I’ll not marry
So fare thee well for ever
Then she cursed the rainy night
Cold blow and a rainy night
Then she cursed the rainy night
That ever she let him in O - Then he jumped out of bed
he put his hat upon his head
And she had lost her maidenhead
Her mother heard the jingle
Then she cursed the rainy night
Cold blow and a rainy night
Then she cursed the rainy night
That ever she let him in O
This text is included in James Reeves' The Idiom of the People p96, but the place of collection is mistakenly given as "Wareham" instead of "Warehorne".