Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick - Oh Dear Oh lyrics

As I went out one summer's day To view the fields and the leaves were springing I met two maids all on the way One of them her hands was wringing And all of her conversation was My husband's got no courage in him Oh dear oh oh dear oh My husband's got no courage in him Oh dear oh All sorts of meats I do preserve All sorts of drinks that's fitting for him Oyster pie and rhubarb too But that don't put no courage in him Oh dear oh oh dear oh That don't put no courage in him Oh dear oh For seven long years I made his bed And for six of them I laid agin him This morning I rose with my maidenhead Shows he's got no courage in him Oh dear oh oh dear oh It shows he's got no courage in him Oh dear oh I wish to God that he was dead And in his grave I'd quickly lay him Then I'd find a nice young man That's got a bit of courage in him Oh dear oh oh dear oh That's got a bit of courage in him Oh dear oh Come all you maids where'er you be Don't you marry a man before you try him Or else you'll sing your song like me My husband's got no courage in him Oh dear oh oh dear oh My husband's got no courage in him Oh dear oh