[00:20.54]A holiday a holiday and the first one of the year
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[00:26.94]Lord Donald's wife came into the church the gospel for to hear
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[00:33.31]And when the meeting it was done she cast her eyes about
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[00:39.21]And there she saw little Matty Groves walking in the crowd
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[00:45.36]Come home with me little Matty Groves come home with me tonight
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[00:51.37]Come home with me little Matty Groves and sleep with me till light
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[00:57.25]Oh I can't come home I won't come home and sleep with you tonight
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[01:03.18]By the rings on your fingers I can tell you are my master's wife
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[01:09.47]But if I am Lord Donald's wife Lord Donald's not at home
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[01:15.53]He is out in the far cornfields bringing the yearlings home
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[01:27.60]And a servant who was standing by and hearing what was said
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[01:39.21]He swore Lord Donald he would know before the sun would set
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[01:45.46]And in his hurry to carry the news he bent his breast and ran
[01:51.01]And when he came to the broad millstream he took off his shoes and he swam
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[02:09.44]Little Matty Groves he lay down and took a little sleep
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[02:15.25]When he awoke Lord Donald was standing at his feet
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[02:20.90]Saying How do you like my feather bed and how do you like my sheets
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[02:27.04]How do you like my lady who lies in your arms asleep
[02:32.69]Oh well I like your feather bed and well I like your sheets
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[02:38.78]But better I like your lady gay who lies in my arms asleep
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[02:44.86]Well get up get up Lord Donald cried get up as quick as you can
[02:50.58]It'll never be said in fair England that I slew a naked man
[02:56.24]Oh I can't get up I won't get up I can't get up for my life
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[03:02.42]For you have two long beaten swords and I not a pocket knife
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[03:08.10]Well it's true I have two beaten swords and they cost me deep in the purse
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[03:14.14]But you will have the better of them and I will have the worse
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[03:19.65]And you will strike the very first blow and strike it like a man
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[03:26.26]I will strike the very next blow and I'll kill you if I can
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[03:43.73]So Matty struck the very first blow and he hurt Lord Donald sore
[03:48.97]Lord Donald struck the very next blow and Matty struck no more
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[03:55.27]And then Lord Donald took his wife and he sat her on his knee
[04:01.11]Saying Who do you like the best of us Matty Groves or me
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[04:07.03]And then up spoke his own dear wife never heard to speak so free
[04:12.34]I'd rather a kiss from dead Matty's lips than you or your finery
[04:18.49]Lord Donald he jumped up and loudly he did bawl
[04:30.78]He struck his wife right through the heart and pinned her against the wall
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[05:23.84]A grave a grave Lord Donald cried to put these lovers in
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[06:07.87]But bury my lady at the top for she was of noble kin