RISING FOR THE MOON Fairport Convention

I travel over the sea and ride the rolling sky For that's the way it is that is my fortune There are many ears to please many people's love to try And every day's begun rising for the moon There's

Sir Patrick Spens Fairport Convention

Then up there spoke a bonny boy, sitting at the King's right knee "Sir Patrick Spens is the very best seaman that ever sailed upon the sea" The King has written a broad letter and sealed it up with his

Solo (Live) Fairport Convention

Good morning good afternoon And what have you got to say Well I'm waiting but I can't stay long It's such a lovely day There's a time to be talking And a time when it's no use Right now I think the things

Percy`s Song Fairport Convention

Turn, turn, turn again "Manslaughter in the highest degree" Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind I sat down and wrote the best words I could write Turn, turn, turn again Explaining to the judge

Percy's Song Fairport Convention

Turn, turn, turn again "Manslaughter in the highest degree" Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind I sat down and wrote the best words I could write Turn, turn, turn again Explaining to the judge I'd be

Now Be Thankful (Mono Version) Fairport Convention

When the stone is grown too cold to kneel In crystal waters I'll be bound Cold as stone, weary to the sounds upon the wheel Now be thankful for good things below Now be thankful to your maker For the rose

Now Be Thankful (Stereo Mix) Fairport Convention

When the stone is grown too cold to kneel In crystal waters I'll be bound Cold as stone, weary to the sounds upon the wheel Now be thankful for good things below Now be thankful to your maker For the rose

The Deserter Fairport Convention

As I was a-walking down Radcliffe highway A recruiting party came a-beating my way They enlisted me and treated me till I did not know And to the Queen's barracks they forced me to go When first I deserted

Now Be Thankful (Live At The Cropredy Festival, 1997) Fairport Convention

When the stone is grown too cold to kneel In crystal waters I'll be bound Cold as stone weary to the sounds upon the wheel Now be thankful for good things below Now be thankful to your maker For the rose

Flowers Of The Forest Fairport Convention

you milking And I've heard them lilting Before light a-day Now they are mourning For all time a-lilting The flowers of the forest Are all ?wean?

WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES Fairport Convention

Across the evening sky all the birds are leaving But how can they know it's time for them to go?

Who Knows Where The Time Goes? Fairport Convention

Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving But how can they know it's time for them to go?

Rosie (Live At The Cropredy Festival, 1997) Fairport Convention

I know Rosie You're living in a world you didn't make And I know it's hard feeling happy When the things you want aren't even there to take Come on Rosie rosin up the bow For the more I learn it's the

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

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

Reynardine Fairport Convention

One evening as I rambled Among the leaves so green I overheard a young woman Converse with Reynardine Her hair was black, her eyes were blue Her lips as red as wine And he smiled to gaze upon her Did that

Reynardine (Live) Fairport Convention

One evening as I rambled Among the leaves so green I overheard a young woman Converse with Reynardine Her hair was black her eyes were blue Her lips as red as wine And he smiled to gaze upon her Did that

Suzanne (Live) Fairport Convention

her lover And you want to travel with her And you want to travel blind And you think that maybe you'll trust her For she's touched your perfect body with her mind And Jesus was a sailor When he walked

Suzanne Fairport Convention

her lover And you want to travel with her And you want to travel blind And you think that maybe you'll trust her For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.

Crazy Man Michael Fairport Convention

and he cried, he shouted and he swore For his mad mind had trapped him with a kiss-oh "You speak with an evil, you speak with a hate You speak for the devil that haunts me For is she not the fairest in

John Barleycorn (Live) Fairport Convention

There were three men come out of the west their fortunes for to try And these three men made a solemn vow John Barleycorn would die They've ploughed they've sown they've harrowed thrown clods upon his

Down In The Flood Fairport Convention

Crash on the levee, mama, Water's gonna overflow, Swamp's gonna rise, No boat's gonna row. Now, you can train on down To Williams Point, You can bust your feet, You can rock this joint.

Rosie Fairport Convention

Swarbrick In know Rosie, You're living in a world you didn't make And I know it's hard feeling happy When the things you want aren't even there to take (Chorus:) Come on Rosie, rosin up the bow For the

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

Come All Ye Fairport Convention

] our merry tune That we play for you today So, come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Our fiddler, he just loves to play And that's

Come All Ye (Take 1) Fairport Convention

tune That we play for you today So come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Our fiddler, he just loves to play And that's why

Come All Ye (Live) Fairport Convention

] our merry tune That we play for you today So come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Our fiddler he just loves to play And that's

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

I'll Keep It With Mine Fairport Convention

You may search at any cost But how long can you search for what's not lost Everybody will help you Some people are very kind But if I can save you any time Come on give it to me I'll keep it with mine

Night-Time Girl Fairport Convention

Night-time girl, rocking in a chair Whiles her time away combing up her yellow hair Night-time girl, rocking in a chair Looking in the mirror with a wide eyed stare Night-time girl, when she's eager for

The Journeyman's Grace Fairport Convention

Someone told me there's a grace that leads you straight from place to place And you always leave the road behind you You don't need your horses shod, just a dowser and his rod Leave your mistress, she

Eastern Rain Fairport Convention

Rain comes from the east one night We watch it come To hang like beaded curtains till the morning sun Water dripping from our clothes You with raindrops on your nose Ask me sadly Please don't go

Danny Boy (Live At The Cropredy Festival, 1997) Fairport Convention

Oh Danny boy the pipes the pipes are calling From glen to glen and down the mountain side The summer's gone and all the roses falling It's you it's you must go and I must bide But come ye back when

Big William Fairport Convention

He never put a foot wrong Until the day Joe met Big William He made him an offer but he often was wrong I'll tell you where to stick it, said Big William to Joe You can put it where the monkey sticks his

Tam Lin Fairport Convention

The words are different from the original (Child) version but this is a very close approximation of the song as performed by Sandy Denny.

STRANGER TO HIMSELF Fairport Convention

He was a stranger to himself A spy in his own camp And his 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

If I Had A Ribbon Bow Fairport Convention

If I had ribbon bow to tie my hair And a gown of calico for me to wear I'd surely get a sweetheart, a prince or a king A palace home where I could have everything If I had a ribbon bow to tie my hair This

Matty Groves (Live) Fairport Convention

A holiday, a holiday, and the first one of the year Lord Donald's wife came into the church, the gospel for to hear And when the meeting it was done, she cast her eyes about And there she saw little Matty

Matty Groves Fairport Convention

A holiday, a holiday, and the first one of the year Lord Donald's wife came into the church, the gospel for to hear And when the meeting it was done, she cast her eyes about And there she saw little Matty

Matty Groves (Take 1) Fairport Convention

A holiday, a holiday, and the first one of the year Lord Donald's wife came into the church, the gospel for to hear And when the meeting it was done, she cast her eyes about And there she saw little Matty

A Sailor's Life Fairport Convention

a merry life He robs young girls of their heart's delight Leaving them behind to weep and mourn They never know when they will return "Well, there's four and twenty all in a row My true love he makes the

Bonny Bunch Of Roses Fairport Convention

young Bonaparte Concerning the bonny Bunch of Roses, O.

Genesis Hall Fairport Convention

your ships And I know he would never mean harm But to see both sides of a quarrel Is to judge without hate or love Oh, oh, helpless and slow And you don't have anywhere to go You take away homes from the

Genesis Hall (Live) Fairport Convention

your sheriffs And I know he would never mean harm But to see both sides of a quarrel Is to judge without hate or alarm Oh oh helpless and slow And you don't have anywhere to go You take away homes from the

Angel Delight Fairport Convention

John the Wood went out one day To view the scene from a different angle He stood and watched a child at play A-tinkling on an old triangle Dave the Drum who was passing by Bought the toy with a coin he'd

Angel Delight (Live At The Cropredy Festival, 1997) Fairport Convention

John the Wood went out one day To view the scene from a different angle He stood and watched a child at play A tinkling on an old triangle Dave the Drum who was passing by Bought the toy with a coin he'd

Walk Awhile Fairport Convention

Chorus) Walk awhile, walk awhile, walk awhile with me The more we walk together, love, the better we'll agree We'll agree One hand in your mouth and your finger in your eye Undertakers bow their heads

Possibly Parsons Green Fairport Convention

Don't say you caught me, if you don't need me Then I'll walk away, come on make up your mind Don't try to use me or cry to confuse me cause I know your games and they're the same games as mine Feels

Sloth (Live) Fairport Convention

Just a roll, just a roll Just a roll on your drum Just a roll, just a roll And the war has begun Now the right thing's the wrong thing No more excuses to come Just one step at a time And the war has begunShe's