Time Will Show The Wiser (Live) Fairport Convention

My mind keeps on telling me that this is no good And my heart is aching that tells me I should But only time will show the wiser I've fallen in love with a girl that's not mine If I take her it will hurt

Time Will Show The Wiser Fairport Convention

My mind keeps on telling me that this is no good And my heart is aching, that tells me I should But only time will show the wiser I've fallen in love with a girl that's not mine If I take her it will hurt

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

Come All Ye (Live) Fairport Convention

Come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Those that dance will start to dance And those who don't will stay In time to [unverified

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

Suzanne (Live) Fairport Convention

Suzanne takes you down to the place by the river You can hear the boats go by You can spend the night forever And you know that she's half crazy That's why you want to be there And she feeds you tea and

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

The Plainsman Fairport Convention

Lucas-Roche I come from the moor and the mointain, from the waterfall and stream. I've turned my back on the mountain track; I'm walking in a dream.

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

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

Mr. Lacy (Live) Fairport Convention

Please Mr Lacey let me work your loving machine Please Mr Lacey let me work your loving machine Will you let me control the handles you know it's the best thing I've ever seen Well Mr Lacey where'd you

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

A Sailor's Life Fairport Convention

A sailor's life, it is 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

Meet On The Ledge (Live) Fairport Convention

We used to say That come the day We'd all be making songs Or finding better words These ideas never lasted long The way is up Along the road The air is growing thin Too many friends who tried Were blown

John Barleycorn (Live) Fairport Convention

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 at last They've

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

Red And Gold (Live) Fairport Convention

Red and Gold are royal colours Peasant colours are green and brown Green is the corn in the brown earth when it's growing Red and gold when the harvest is cut down Through Cropredy in Oxfordshire the Cherwell

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

Let It Go Fairport Convention

There's no excuse for torture, that you ought to know Let it live, let it breathe, let it go Yonder stands a scarecrow, he's hollow in his robes Let it live, let it breathe, let it go: The song was only

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Walk Awhile (Live) Fairport Convention

by Walk awhile walk awhile walk awhile with me The more we walk together love the better we'll agree We'll agree Here comes another Sunday ringing on the bell And here comes a wounded child another tale

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

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

Come All Ye Fairport Convention

Come all ye rolling minstrels And together, we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Those that dance, will start to dance And those who don't will stay In time to [unverified

Come All Ye (Take 1) Fairport Convention

Come all ye rolling minstrels And together we will try To rouse the spirit of the earth And move the rolling sky Those that dance will start to dance And those who don't will stay In time to lis our merry

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

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

If I Had A Ribbon Bow Fairport Convention

where I could have everything If I had a ribbon bow to tie my hair This old world could come and go, I wouldn't care I'd stay up in my castle and I'd always wear A ribbon bow so fine to tie my hair All the

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

After Halloween Fairport Convention

Red and gold and Halloween have passed us by The charcoal branches lean against the rosy sky You are so far away and I could touch you if I may But don't you worry now, I'm only dreaming anyway You may

Jack O' Diamonds (Live) Fairport Convention

Jack O'Diamonds on the move Jack O'Diamonds one eyed knave On the move hits the street Bumps his head on the ground Well he's a scout you're born to lose Shouldn't stay Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card to

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

Chelsea Morning Fairport Convention

Woke up big this Chelsea morning and the first thing that I heard Was a song outside my window And the traffic wrote the words It came ringing up like Christmas bells And rapping up like pipes and drums

Throwaway Street Puzzle Fairport Convention

Come on now Mister, step right inside and see the show You'll like it Mister, it cures you if you're feeling low We'll take care of you, especially if you've got the dough They'll move you Mister, just

Nottamun Town Fairport Convention

In Nottamun Town not a soul would look up Not a soul would look up Not a soul would look down Not a soul would look up Not a soul would look down To show me the way to fair Nottamun Town When the king

You Never Wanted Me Fairport Convention

Wondering and waiting my back agaist the wall Not a word that passed between us comes to recall Just your shadow at the window as you pass on down the hall You never wanted me and never knew me at all

Farewell, Farewell Fairport Convention

The cold North winds will blow again The winding road does call. And you will never return to see Your bruised and beaten sons? Oh, I would, I would if welcome I were For they loathe me, ev'ryone.

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

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

Night In The City Fairport Convention

Light up light up Light up your lazy blue eyes Moons up nights up Taking the town by surprise Night time night time Day left an hour ago City light time Must you get ready so slow There are places to come

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?