The Chaps of Cocaigny
from Leaf On a Windy Day by Kevin Adams with Dave Makins
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about
The Land of Cockaigne was a Medieval myth of a land of plenty, extreme luxury and ease. The name became humourously associated with the London, hence 'Cockneys'.
lyrics
The Chaps of Cocaigny
O the chaps of Cocaigny they are stout roving blades
And when they get in company with the sweet pretty maids
They will kiss them and court them and swear they'll be true
And the very next moment they will go and leave you.
Cocaigny is a fine town, it shines where it stands
And the more I think upon it the more my heart burns
If I was at Cocaigny I should think myself at home
For there we get sweethearts but here we get none.
His eyes are black as Cocaigny's black coal
Which through my poor bosom has burned a big hole
They will kiss you and court you and tell you as many lies
As the hairs upon your head, my love, or the stars in the skies.
O the chaps of Cocaigny they are stout roving blades
And when they get in company with the sweet pretty maids
They will kiss them and court them and swear they'll be true
And the very next moment they will go and leave you.
Cocaigny is a fine town, it shines where it stands
And the more I think upon it the more my heart burns
If I was at Cocaigny I should think myself at home
For there we get sweethearts but here we get none.
His eyes are black as Cocaigny's black coal
Which through my poor bosom has burned a big hole
They will kiss you and court you and tell you as many lies
As the hairs upon your head, my love, or the stars in the skies.
credits
from Leaf On a Windy Day,
released January 2, 2019
Trad, arr. K Adams
KA: vocal
Dave Makins: guitars, piano, mandolin, cello
Trad, arr. K Adams
KA: vocal
Dave Makins: guitars, piano, mandolin, cello
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about
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…
discography
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Jun 2002
contact / help
Kevin Adams recommends:
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My collaborator Dave Makins - check him out.
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