One for the Morning Glory
from Songs of the Sea by GreenMatthews
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lyrics
One for the Morning Glory
Two for the early dew
Three for a man that'll stand his round
and four for the love of you, my girl
Four for the love of you
I like a little drink at the end of the day
To lift up my heart and sing
Take a pint or two of a fine brown brew
And I'm ready for anything
At the Cross Keys Inn there were four maids
The landlord's daughters fair
And when all was quiet on a Friday night
I'd tiptoe up the stair, singing
One for the Morning Glory
Two for the early dew
Three for a man that'll stand his round
and four for the love of you, my girl
Four for the love of you
I got the call for to sail away
and fight with the foreign foe
So I thought no more of the sisters four
But still was sad to go
I signed on board a ship
The Morning Glory was her name
And we all fell down when the rum came round
But we just got up again, singing
One for the Morning Glory
Two for the early dew
Three for a man that'll stand his round
and four for the love of you, my girl
Four for the love of you
We sighted Boney's ships
When we were not too far from land
And they limbered out their larboard guns
And they let fly out of hand
The captain ordered rum
Which pleased us jack tars very well
And we limbered out our starboard guns
And we blew them all to hell, singing
One for the Morning Glory
Two for the early dew
Three for a man that'll stand his round
and four for the love of you, my girl
Four for the love of you
We took the ship, we took the crew
We took prize money as well
With my pockets jingling silver
I bade the Glory farewell
A rich man now, I went back home
And bought a little farm
And on Friday night when all was quiet
Those four maids took no harm, singing
One for the Morning Glory
Two for the early dew
Three for a man that'll stand his round
and four for the love of you, my girl
Four for the love of you
One for the Morning Glory
Two for the early dew
Three for a man that'll stand his round
and four for the love of you, my girl
Four for the love of you
Two for the early dew
Three for a man that'll stand his round
and four for the love of you, my girl
Four for the love of you
I like a little drink at the end of the day
To lift up my heart and sing
Take a pint or two of a fine brown brew
And I'm ready for anything
At the Cross Keys Inn there were four maids
The landlord's daughters fair
And when all was quiet on a Friday night
I'd tiptoe up the stair, singing
One for the Morning Glory
Two for the early dew
Three for a man that'll stand his round
and four for the love of you, my girl
Four for the love of you
I got the call for to sail away
and fight with the foreign foe
So I thought no more of the sisters four
But still was sad to go
I signed on board a ship
The Morning Glory was her name
And we all fell down when the rum came round
But we just got up again, singing
One for the Morning Glory
Two for the early dew
Three for a man that'll stand his round
and four for the love of you, my girl
Four for the love of you
We sighted Boney's ships
When we were not too far from land
And they limbered out their larboard guns
And they let fly out of hand
The captain ordered rum
Which pleased us jack tars very well
And we limbered out our starboard guns
And we blew them all to hell, singing
One for the Morning Glory
Two for the early dew
Three for a man that'll stand his round
and four for the love of you, my girl
Four for the love of you
We took the ship, we took the crew
We took prize money as well
With my pockets jingling silver
I bade the Glory farewell
A rich man now, I went back home
And bought a little farm
And on Friday night when all was quiet
Those four maids took no harm, singing
One for the Morning Glory
Two for the early dew
Three for a man that'll stand his round
and four for the love of you, my girl
Four for the love of you
One for the Morning Glory
Two for the early dew
Three for a man that'll stand his round
and four for the love of you, my girl
Four for the love of you
credits
from Songs of the Sea,
released July 31, 2023
Chris Green: voice, Renaissance cittern, piano accordion, mandocello
Sophie Matthews: voice, English border bagpipes
Chris Green: voice, Renaissance cittern, piano accordion, mandocello
Sophie Matthews: voice, English border bagpipes
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GreenMatthews Coventry, UK
Chris Green and Sophie Matthews play English traditional songs and tunes in a thoroughly 21st-century kick-ass style. Using a blend of ancient instruments such as cittern, English bagpipes and shawm as well as modern folk instruments such as guitar, flute and piano accordion, they breathe new life into material from hundreds of years ago, making it fresh and relevant for a modern audience. ... more
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Jun 19Hoddesdon, UK
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