[00:00.49]Fairport Convention - The Hiring Fair(Live)
[00:24.48]I went down to the hiring
[00:26.58]fair for to sell my labour
[00:30.92]I noticed a maid in the
[00:32.44]very next row hoped
[00:34.14]She'd be my neighbour
[00:37.24]Imagine then my delight when
[00:40.14]the farmer picked us both
[00:43.20]I spoke not a word in the
[00:45.64]cart to the farm
[00:48.43]Heart beat in my throat
[01:02.93]My lodging was dry and my
[01:05.07]master fair gave Full measure
[01:09.28]Corn in the field my envy grew
[01:11.83]For his house was my treasure
[01:15.43]Watch her carry water
[01:17.63]or drive cows from the
[01:20.13]Byre
[01:21.63]And the heat from the sun made
[01:23.83]the corn grow strong
[01:26.78]With it my desire
[01:41.22]see her in my dreaming
[01:44.23]in my dreams caress
[01:48.17]Eyes her lips and her
[01:50.54]The curves beneath her dress
[01:53.89]But harvest time it came at last
[01:56.59]so heavy was the task
[01:59.89]That the women and the men
[02:01.91]worked side by side
[02:04.68]And I had her near at last
[02:19.60]I swung harder with my scythe
[02:22.45]few words between us
[02:23.86]Passed
[02:25.51]And I cursed my tongue-tied
[02:27.49]youthfulness hoped
[02:29.14]That she'd hear my heart
[02:32.36]When all was safely gathered
[02:34.31]in and we sat down to rest
[02:38.36]My trembling fingers touched
[02:41.18]her arm placed
[02:43.93]Them on her breast
[03:10.96]She turned to me
[03:12.16]as the sun went down and all
[03:15.00]My senses reeled
[03:17.59]we lay there on the scented
[03:19.63]ground and the moon rose
[03:21.98]Over the field
[04:42.87]She was safely gathered
[04:44.57]in my arms when from the barn
[04:49.47]Drifted the sound of a
[04:50.87]violin and we hurried back to
[04:53.70]The farm
[04:55.79]All were dancing in
[04:57.09]the lantern light and music
[04:59.64]Filled the air
[05:01.95]And I thanked my stars for
[05:04.15]the harvest moon and the
[05:08.08]Girl from the hiring fair