Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick - The New Mown Hay lyrics

As I strolled out one bright new morn All under the new mown hay-a I there did espy a fair pretty maid Under the new mown hay-a Under the new mown hay-a I asked of her to lay her down All under the new mown hay-a But the answer that she gave to me Was young man leave me alone-a Young man leave me alone-a For there is a dew that is on the gra** Will spoil my cambric gown-a And it cost my father into his purse Many a pound and crown-a Many a pound and crown He says there is a wind that blows from the north Will blow the dew away-a And I will lay my riding cloak Under the new mown hay-a Under the new mown hay-a Oh if you come to my father's garden It is walled all around-a There you can have my maidenhead And thirty thousand pound-a Thirty thousand pound-a So he's gone down to her father's garden It is walled all around-a But she give him the slip and she skipped inside She locked him out of door-a Locked him out of door-a Says there is a co*k in my father's garden He never will tread the hen-a He struts all day and he flaps his wings And I think you're just like him-a I think you're just like him-a And there is a flower in my father's garden It's called the merry girl-a And if you are wanting when you can You can want when you will-a You can want when you will-a For when you met me out on the road You thought you'd met a fool-a Go take your bible in your hand Go a little more to school-a Go a little more to school-a