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The Shepherd and His Fife

from Leaf On a Windy Day by Kevin Adams with Dave Makins

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Henry Thomas, of Chipping Sodbury, Glocs, gave this to Cecil Sharp in 1907. A refreshingly uncomplicated tale of love. Whatever Sally's father's objections might have been to the liaison, he either overcame them or they were able to circumvent them.

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The Shepherd and His Fife

A pretty young shepherd kept sheep on the mountain
With his fife and his reed o he blew them so clear
With his fife and his reed O he blew them so clearly
His sweet equal voice made young Sally appear.

Said Jimmy to Sally let us go a-walking
Down in those gay meadows to take some fresh air,
Where the lambs they are playing and with my love straying,
The small birds sing sweet through the valleys so clear.

Fare thee well, my young shepherd, now since I must leave you,
For the night is approaching, and I must be gone.
My father will chide me, so cruel prove to me
If by chance I should stay with my shepherd too long.

Then Jimmy and Sally were joinéd together,
They lived in a cottage contented to be.
They never once vexéd no nor never once grievéd
But it was their whole study each other to please.

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from Leaf On a Windy Day, released January 2, 2019
Trad, arr. K Adams
KA: vocal, mandola
Dave Makins: bazouki, oud, mandolin, autoharp, Indian harmonium, percussion, duduk, whistle, keyboards

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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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