Lyrics The Hiring Fair - Live From The Mill, UK / 1987 - Fairport Convention
The
Hiring
Fair
(Ralph
McTell)
Well,
I
went
down
to
the
hiring
fair
for
to
sell
my
labour.
I
noticed
a
maid
in
the
very
next
row
and
I
hoped
she′d
be
my
neighbour.
Imagine
then
my
delight
when
the
farmer
picked
us
both.
I
spoke
not
a
word
on
the
cart
to
the
farm,
But
my
heart
beat
in
my
throat.
Well,
my
lodgings
were
dry
and
my
master
fair,
And
I
gave
him
full
measure.
But
my
envy
grew
like
the
corn
in
the
field,
For
in
his
house
was
my
treasure.
I'd
watch
her
carry
water
or
drive
cows
from
the
byre,
And
the
heat
from
the
sun
made
the
corn
grow
strong,
And
with
it
my
desire.
Well,
I′d
see
her
in
my
dreaming,
and
in
my
dreams
caress
Her
eyes,
her
lips,
and
her
dark
brown
hair,
The
curves
beneath
her
dress.
When
harvest
time
it
came
at
last,
so
heavy
was
the
task,
That
the
women
and
the
men
worked
side
by
side,
And
I
had
her
near
at
last.
So
I
swung
harder
with
my
scythe.
Few
words
between
us
passed.
And
I
cursed
my
tongue-tied
youthfulness
And
hoped
that
she'd
hear
my
heart.
When
all
was
safely
gathered
in,
and
we
sat
down
to
rest,
My
trembling
fingers
touched
her
arm
and
She
placed
them
on
her
breast.
And
then
she
turned
to
me
as
the
sun
went
down,
And
all
my
senses
reeled,
As
we
lay
there
on
the
scented
ground
and
The
moon
rose
over
the
field.
Hmmm...
Well
she
was
safely
gathered
in
my
arms
when
from
the
barn
Drifted
the
sound
of
a
violin
and
we
hurried
back
to
the
farm.
And
all
were
dancing
in
the
lantern
light
and
music
filled
the
air,
And
I
thanked
my
stars
for
the
harvest
moon
and
The
girl
from
the
hiring
fair.
And
all
were
dancing
in
the
lantern
light
and
music
filled
the
air,
And
I
thanked
my
stars
for
the
harvest
moon
and
The
girl
from
the
hiring
fair.
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