Lyr Req: The Greenwood Side (from Joan Baez)

Subject: Lyrics for a Song
From: GUEST,Regil
Date: 15 Oct 00 - 09:48 AM

I've benn looking for the lyrics of "The Greenwood Side", a track from the album "Joan", released by Joan Baez in 1967. If anyone could get those lyrics, please e-mail me at [e-mail]

Thanks.

Subject: RE: Lyrics for a Song
From: Sorcha
Date: 15 Oct 00 - 10:05 AM

Sounds like Child #20, also known as The Cruel Mother. Sets of lyrics here, , here, and here. RealAudio of Joan singing it so you can check which version you want here. I couldn't get it to play, though.

Subject: RE: Lyrics for a Song
From: Zebedee
Date: 15 Oct 00 - 10:16 AM

Sorcha,

The audio link worked fine for me, and the version required is the third link you provided.

So here it is (said in some trepidation as I never trust the 'pre' tag):

		There was a fair maid lived in the north  		Oh the rose and the linsey oh  		She fell in love with her father's clerk  		Down by the greenwood side oh    

		He courted her a year and a day  		Oh the rose and the linsey oh  		'Til her, the young man did betray  		Down by the greenwood side oh    

		She'd leaned her back against the thorn  		Oh the rose and the linsey oh  		And there two bonny boys she's borne  		Down by the greenwood side oh    

		She's taken out her little knife  		Oh the rose and the linsey oh  		And she's run them off their life  		Down by the greenwood side oh    

		As she walked by her father's wall  		Oh the rose and the linsey oh  		She saw her two bonny boys playin' ball  		Down by the greenwood side oh    

		Oh bonny boys if you were mine  		Oh the rose and the linsey oh  		I'd dress you up in silks so fine  		Down by the greenwood side oh    

		Oh mother dear, when we were thine  		Oh the rose and the linsey oh  		You did not treat us then so fine  		Down by the greenwood side oh    

		Now bonny boys, come tell to me  		Oh the rose and the linsey oh  		What sort of death I'll have to die  		Down by the greenwood side oh    

		Seven years of fish in the fire  		Oh the rose and the linsey oh  		And seven years of bird in the wood  		Down by the greenwood side oh    

		Seven years up hung in the warning bell  		Oh the rose and the linsey oh  		And seven years in the flames of hell  		Down by the greenwood side oh    

		Welcome, welcome fish in the fire  		Oh the rose and the linsey oh  		And welcome, welcome bird in the wood  		Down by the greenwood side oh    

		Welcome, come to the warning bell  		Oh the rose and the linsey oh  		Well what saved me from the flames of hell  		Down by the greenwood side oh  		Down by the greenwood side  

Zeb

Subject: Lyr Add: GREENWOOD SIDE
From: Zebedee
Date: 15 Oct 00 - 10:23 AM

What did I tell you? The 'pre' tag is rubbish. Here it is in normal HTML:

Greenwood Side
(Traditional)

  There was a fair maid lived in the north
  Oh the rose and the linsey oh
  She fell in love with her father's clerk
  Down by the greenwood side oh

  He courted her a year and a day
  Oh the rose and the linsey oh
  'Til her, the young man did betray
  Down by the greenwood side oh

  She'd leaned her back against the thorn
  Oh the rose and the linsey oh
  And there two bonny boys she's borne
  Down by the greenwood side oh

  She's taken out her little knife
  Oh the rose and the linsey oh
  And she's run them off their life
  Down by the greenwood side oh

  As she walked by her father's wall
  Oh the rose and the linsey oh
  She saw her two bonny boys playin' ball
  Down by the greenwood side oh

  Oh bonny boys if you were mine
  Oh the rose and the linsey oh
  I'd dress you up in silks so fine
  Down by the greenwood side oh

  Oh mother dear, when we were thine
  Oh the rose and the linsey oh
  You did not treat us then so fine
  Down by the greenwood side oh

  Now bonny boys, come tell to me
  Oh the rose and the linsey oh
  What sort of death I'll have to die
  Down by the greenwood side oh

  Seven years of fish in the fire
  Oh the rose and the linsey oh
  And seven years of bird in the wood
  Down by the greenwood side oh

  Seven years up hung in the warning bell
  Oh the rose and the linsey oh
  And seven years in the flames of hell
  Down by the greenwood side oh

  Welcome, welcome fish in the fire
  Oh the rose and the linsey oh
  And welcome, welcome bird in the wood
  Down by the greenwood side oh

  Welcome, come to the warning bell
  Oh the rose and the linsey oh
  Well what saved me from the flames of hell
  Down by the greenwood side oh
  Down by the greenwood side

Zed

(who refuses to email such requests to guests, as anyone who can't be bothered to check back doesn't deserve an answer)

Subject: RE: Lyrics for a Song
From: Sorcha
Date: 15 Oct 00 - 10:24 AM

Zeb, RA loaded just fine, then told me a component or something was missing, and I figure it was an MS goof, and just didn't want to fool with it this early. Just as well not to trust the pre tag, huh? I never do either.

Subject: RE: Lyrics for a Song
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 15 Oct 00 - 12:34 PM

RA is a pain, and I have forbidden it to play anything not in its native formats!  Often, when it tells you that a component is missing, it really just wants you to upgrade to the latest version.  Winamp is more reliable and less aggressive in my experience.  Skipping the usual reminder about avoiding generic titles for new threads, I'd just add this:

There are links to all the Cruel Mother material in the DT and Forum, plus some other sites, here:  The Cruel Mother

The Baez version may have come from Ewan MacColl; certainly he used the same tune, which he learned (and may have adapted) from his aunt.  If Baez sang "fish in the fire", then somebody misunderstood somewhere along the line: "fish in the flood" is the usual traditional phrase, and retains the rhyme-scheme.

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Lyrics for a Song
From: Karolina
Date: 15 Oct 00 - 07:41 PM

Zeb,

Just a reminder: there are lots of folks who have to pay for every minute of their connection and, as a result, don't spend much time on the net. There are folks who have day jobs and day studies and hardly any time on their hands. Finally, there are folks who don't even have a machine at home and use computer at work. Sometimes they're not allowed to send too many emails from there. (I've heard of such places, believe me.) Perhaps that's the reason why some of them don't even post a "thank you" for the help they received here. Please don't get me wrong. You're doing great job answering the requests and I'm not trying to persuade you that you or anyone who thinks alike should start emailing these folks. Just reminding :^)

Karolina

Subject: RE: Lyrics for a Song
From: GUEST,Fedele (not a guest)
Date: 16 Oct 00 - 10:28 AM

GUESTS are excused, but _PLEASE_:
- Do not name a thread "I'm looking for a song" or so. Put the name of the song instead, or people won't have any idea of what you are asking, and either not look at the thread, or look at the thread and then see they don't know that song . That's annoying.
- Do not ask to be sent lyrics via e-mail. This is a forum and everything should, or could be, interesting for anyone.
- When someone asks for lyrics, give him the lyrics, not a link! Well, you could put ALSO a link, but the requested lyrics should always be on the thread, so maybe they are also harvested.
Some useful things to know so we can make the forum more useful and keep some order.

Subject: RE: Lyrics for a Song
From:
Date: 16 Oct 00 - 11:27 AM

Actually, Zeb, the <PRE> is useful. It's just that the configuration of the system here at Mudcat doesn't allow it to be effective in formatting. Not sure why, but <PRE> is a good and working system.