Maidens of Moreton
from The Common Land by Kevin Adams
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumThirteen of my own songs: seven written for various Living Archive theatre and radio productions, three for the Maids Moreton's Millennium Pageant, and three strays which wandered in.
Released in 2002.
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An overture, 'Moreton Dawn' precedes the song which tells how the village of Maids Moreton got its name.
lyrics
Maidens of Moreton
Words & music: Kevin Adams
To young Thomas Pever
Brave knight so ‘tis said
Margaret Loring was
Given to wed
This couple were married
Within the year
She bore him two daughters
Of whom you shall hear
Margaret’s two daughters
Both gentle and kind
In service to others
Fulfilment did find
As nuns in a convent
The rule they obeyed
To Moreton returning
And each one a maid
Maidens of Moreton,
So tender and pure
The hungry you feed
And the sick you do cure
The village shall know you
By all your good deeds
Maidens of Moreton
Attend to our needs
Bells in the Church
Hear their song on the air
Ring through the village
And call us to prayer
Remember the sisters
Enshrined in a name
For this village called Moreton
Maids Moreton became.
Words & music: Kevin Adams
To young Thomas Pever
Brave knight so ‘tis said
Margaret Loring was
Given to wed
This couple were married
Within the year
She bore him two daughters
Of whom you shall hear
Margaret’s two daughters
Both gentle and kind
In service to others
Fulfilment did find
As nuns in a convent
The rule they obeyed
To Moreton returning
And each one a maid
Maidens of Moreton,
So tender and pure
The hungry you feed
And the sick you do cure
The village shall know you
By all your good deeds
Maidens of Moreton
Attend to our needs
Bells in the Church
Hear their song on the air
Ring through the village
And call us to prayer
Remember the sisters
Enshrined in a name
For this village called Moreton
Maids Moreton became.
credits
from The Common Land,
released June 23, 2002
Words & music: Kevin Adams
Words & music: Kevin Adams
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Kevin Adams Milton Keynes, UK
Blending traditional folk music with a love of other genres- classical, jazz, folk-rock, prog-rock, pop… music, music, music…
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