Lyrics 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
Groves
Walking
in
the
crowd
"Come
home
with
me,
little
Matty
Groves
Come
home
with
me
tonight
Come
home
with
me,
little
Matty
Groves
And
sleep
with
me
'til
light"
"Oh,
I
can′t
come
home,
I
won't
come
home
And
sleep
with
you
tonight
By
the
rings
on
your
fingers
I
can
tell
you
are
Lord
Donald's
wife"
"But
if
I
am
Lord
Donald′s
wife
Lord
Donald′s
not
at
home
He
is
out
in
the
far
cornfields
Bringing
the
yearlings
home"
And
a
servant
who
was
standing
by
And
hearing
what
was
said
He
swore
Lord
Donald
he
would
know
Before
the
sun
would
set
And
in
his
hurry
to
carry
the
news
He
bent
his
breast
and
ran
And
when
he
came
to
the
broad
mill
stream
He
took
off
his
shoes
and
he
swam
Little
Matty
Groves,
he
lay
down
And
took
a
little
sleep
When
he
awoke,
Lord
Donald
Was
standing
at
his
feet
Saying,
"How
do
you
like
my
feather
bed
And
how
do
you
like
my
sheets
How
do
you
like
my
lady
Who
lies
in
your
arms
asleep?"
"Oh,
well,
I
like
your
feather
bed
And
well,
I
like
your
sheets
But
better
I
like
your
lady
gay
Who
lies
in
my
arms
asleep"
"Well,
get
up,
get
up",
Lord
Donald
cried
"Get
up
as
quick
as
you
can
It'll
never
be
said
in
fair
England
I
slew
a
naked
man"
"Oh,
I
can′t
get
up,
I
won't
get
up
I
can′t
get
up
for
my
life
For
you
have
two
long
beaten
swords
And
I
not
a
pocket
knife"
"Well,
it's
true
I
have
two
beaten
swords
And
they
cost
me
deep
in
the
purse
But
you
will
have
the
better
of
them
And
I
will
have
the
worse"
"And
you
will
strike
the
very
first
blow
And
strike
it
like
a
man
I
will
strike
the
very
next
blow
And
I′ll
kill
you
if
I
can"
So
Matty
struck
the
very
first
blow
And
he
hurt
Lord
Donald
sore
Lord
Donald
struck
the
very
next
blow
And
Matty
struck
no
more
And
then
Lord
Donald
he
took
his
wife
And
he
sat
her
on
his
knee
Saying,
"Who
do
you
like
the
best
of
us
Matty
Groves
or
me?"
And
then
up
spoke
his
own
dear
wife
Never
heard
to
speak
so
free
"I'd
rather
a
kiss
from
dead
Matty's
lips
Than
you
or
your
finery"
Lord
Donald,
he
jumped
up
And
loudly
he
did
bawl
He
struck
his
wife
right
through
the
heart
And
pinned
her
against
the
wall
"A
grave,
a
grave",
Lord
Donald
cried
"To
put
these
lovers
in
But
bury
my
lady
at
the
top
For
she
was
of
noble
kin"
1 Time Will Show the Wiser
2 Decameron
3 Jack O' Diamonds
4 One Sure Thing
5 I Don't Know Where I Stand - Live On 'John Peel's Top Gear', 1968
6 You Never Wanted Me - Live On 'John Peel's Top Gear', 1968
7 Fotheringay
8 I'll Keep It With Mine
9 Mr. Lacey - Sandy Solo Vocal Version
10 Eastern Rain - Sandy Solo Vocal Version
11 Nottamun Town - A Cappella
12 Meet On the Ledge
13 Throwaway Street Puzzle
14 Reno Nevada - Live On 'David Symonds' Radio Show', 1969
15 Suzanne - Live On 'John Peel's Top Gear', 1968
16 A Sailors Life - Version Without Swarb
17 Genesis Hall
18 Autopsy - Alternate Take
19 Who Knows Where The Time Goes? - Alternate Take
20 Dear Landlord
21 Si tu dois partir - Live On 'John Peel's Top Gear', 1969
22 Percy's Song - Live On 'John Peel's Top Gear', 1969
23 The Ballad of Easy Rider
24 The Deserter - Rehearsal Version
25 Come All Ye - Take 1
26 Reynardine
27 Matty Groves - Take 1
28 Farewell, Farewell
29 Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (Take 1)
30 Tam Lin (Live On 'John Peel's Top Gear', 1969)
31 Sir Patrick Spens (Live On 'John Peel's Top Gear', 1969)
32 The Lark In the Morning Medley (Live On 'John Peel's Top Gear', 1969)
33 Bonny Bunch Of Roses
34 Walk Awhile - Live On 'Pop Deux', 1970
35 Dirty Linen - Live On 'Pop Deux', 1970
36 Sloth - Live On 'Pop Deux', 1970
37 Journeyman's Grace - Live On 'Pop Deux', 1970
38 Sir B. McKenzie - Live On 'Pop Deux', 1970
39 Flatback Caper - Live At The L.A. Troubadour, 1970
40 Doctor of Physick - Live At The L.A. Troubadour, 1970
41 Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman
42 The Bonny Black Hare - Alternate Take
43 Lord Marlborough
44 Banks of the Sweet Primroses
45 Breakfast In Mayfair
46 Little Did I Think - Live On 'The Man They Could Not Hang', 1975
47 John Lee - Live On 'The Man They Could Not Hang', 1975
48 Cell Song - Live On 'The Man They Could Not Hang', 1975
49 Time Is Near - Live On 'The Man They Could Not Hang', 1975
50 Dream Song - Live On 'The Man They Could Not Hang', 1975
51 Farewell To a Poor Man's Son (Live On "The Man They Could Not Hang", 1975)
52 Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller - Live At The L.A. Troubadour, 1970
53 Think It Over
54 Matthew, Mark, Luke & John - Manor Studio Version
55 The Plainsman
56 Matthew, Mark, Luke & John - Live On 'The Old Grey Whistle Test', 1973
57 Brilliancy Medley / Cherokee Shuffle - Live On 'The Old Grey Whistle Test', 1973
58 Polly On the Shore
59 Fiddlestix (The Devil In the Kitchen) (Without Orchestra)
60 Possibly Parsons Green - Australian 7" Version
61 Bring 'Em Down
62 Sloth - Live At Sydney Opera House, 1974
63 John The Gun - Live On 'The John Peel Radio Show', 1974
64 Down In The Flood - Live On 'The John Peel Radio Show', 1974
65 Rising For The Moon - Live On 'The John Peel Radio Show', 1974
66 After Halloween - Byfield Home Demo
67 Restless
68 White Dress - Live On 'The London Weekend Show', 1975
69 Stranger To Himself
70 Dawn - Alternate Version
71 One More Chance - Alternate Version
72 All Along The Watchtower - Live At Chateau Neuf, 1975
73 When First Into This Country
74 Sandy's Song (A.K.A. Take Away the Load)
75 Royal Seleccion No. 13 - Live On 'A World Of Music With Anne Lorne Gillies', 1976
76 Adieu, adieu - Live On 'A World Of Music With Anne Lorne Gillies', 1976
77 Reynard the Fox
78 Poor Ditching Boy - Live On 'In Concert' STV, 1977
79 Flowers Of The Forest - Live On 'In Concert' STV, 1977
80 Polly On The Shore - Live At Fairfield Halls, 1973
81 Furs and Feathers - Live At Fairfield Halls, 1973
82 Tokyo - Live At Fairfield Halls, 1973
83 Cell Song - Live At Fairfield Halls, 1973
84 The Claw - Live At Fairfield Halls, 1973
85 Far From Me - Live At Fairfield Halls, 1973
86 Brilliancy Medley / Cherokee Shuffle - Live At Fairfield Halls, 1973
87 Days of 49 - Live At Fairfield Halls, 1973
88 Fiddlestix (The Devil In The Kitchen) - Live At Fairfield Halls, 1973
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