Lyrics The Weaver and the Factory Maid (Live) - Steeleye Span
Oh,
when
I
was
a
tailor,
I
carried
my
bodkin
and
shears
When
I
was
a
weaver,
I
carried
my
roods
and
my
gear
My
temples
also,
my
small
clothes
and
reed
in
my
hand
And
wherever
I
go,
here's
the
jolly
bold
weaver
again
I'm
a
hand
weaver
to
my
trade
I
fell
in
love
with
a
factory
maid
And
if
I
could
but
her
favour
win
I'd
stand
beside
her
and
weave
by
steam
My
father
to
me
scornful
said
"How
could
you
fancy
a
factory
maid?"
When
you
could
have
girls
fine
and
gay
Dressed
like
unto
the
Queen
of
May
As
for
your
fine
girls
I
don't
care
If
I
could
but
enjoy
my
dear
I'd
stand
in
the
factory
all
the
day
And
she
and
I'd
keep
our
shuttles
in
play
I
went
to
my
love's
bedroom
door
Where
often
times
I
had
been
before
But
I
could
not
speak
nor
yet
get
in
The
pleasant
bed
that
my
love
lies
in
How
can
you
say
it's
a
pleasant
bed
When
nowt
lies
there
but
a
factory
maid?
And
a
factory
lass
although
she
be
Blest
is
the
man
that
enjoys
she
O
pleasant
thoughts
come
to
me
mind
As
I
turn
down
the
sheets
so
fine
And
I
seen
her
two
breasts
standing
so
Like
two
white
hills
all
covered
with
snow
The
loom
goes
click
and
the
loom
goes
clack
The
shuttle
flies
forward
and
then
flies
back
The
weaver's
so
bent
that
he's
like
to
crack
Such
a
wearisome
trade
is
the
weaver
The
yarn
is
made
into
cloth
at
last
The
ends
of
the
weft
they
are
made
quite
fast
The
weaver's
labors
are
now
all
past
Such
a
wearisome
trade
is
the
weaver
Where
are
the
girls,
I
will
tell
you
plain
The
girls
have
gone
to
weave
by
steam
And
if
you'd
find
them
you
must
rise
at
dawn
And
trudge
to
the
mill
in
the
early
morn
Oh,
when
I
was
a
tailor,
I
carried
my
bodkin
and
shears
When
I
was
a
weaver,
I
carried
my
roods
and
my
gear
My
temples
also,
my
small
clothes
and
reed
in
my
hand
And
wherever
I
go,
here's
the
jolly
bold
weaver
again
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