The John Renbourn Group - The Maid on the Shore

😞 R.I.P. John Renbourn
The John Renbourn Group - The Maid on the Shore
Album "The Enchanted Garden" (1980)
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"There was a young maiden, who lives by the shore
Let the wind blow high, blow low
No one could she find to comfort her mind
And she set all a-lone on the shore
She set all a-lone on the shore

There was a sea captain who sailed on the sea
Let the wind blow high, blow low
I will die, I just die, the captain did cry
If I can’t have that maid on the shore
If I can’t have that maid on the shore

The captain had silver, the captain had gold
And captain had costly ware-o
All these he’ll give to his jolly ship crew
To bring him that maid on the shore
To bring him that maid on the shore

And slowly slowly she came upon board
The captain gave her a chair-o
He sited her down in the cabin below
Adieu to all sorrow and care
Adieu to all sorrow and care

She sited herself in the bow of the ship
She sang so loud and sweet-o
She sang so sweet, gentle and complete
She sang all the seamen to sleep
She sang all the seamen to sleep

She part took of his silver, part took of his gold
Part took of his costly ware-o
She took his broadsword to make an oar
To paddle her back to the shore
To paddle her back to the shore

Your men must be crazy, your men must be mad
Your men must be deep in despair-o
I deluded at them all as has yourself
Again I’m a maiden on the shore
Again I’m a maiden on the shore"