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The Brisk Lad

from Lammas Fair by Henry Parker

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lyrics

Oh I am a brisk lad and my fortune is quite bad
In fact it is wondrous poor
And it’s I do intend my fortune to mend
And I’ll build me a house down on the moors my brave boys
And I’ll build me a house down on the moors

My father he keeps fat oxen and sheep
And a neat little nag on the downs
And in the middle of the night when the moon does shine bright
There’s a wonder of jobs to be done my brave boys
Oh there’s a wonder of jobs to be done

So it’s I’ll roam around on some other man’s ground
And take a fat Ewe from his pack
And with the aid of my knife I’ll shorten it’s life
Carry it home on my back my brave boys
Oh Ill carry it home on my back

My children shall pull the skin from the wool
And I’ll carve it up to the bones
And when the constable do come I’ll stand there with my gun
Swear all I have is my own my brave boys
Swear all I have is my own

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from Lammas Fair, track released October 29, 2021
Performed by: Henry Parker, Louis Berthoud, Robert McNicholas
Written by: Henry Parker, Traditional
Produced by: Kurt Wood

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Henry Parker Leeds, UK

Henry Parker's contemporary take on folk, which he explores via thoughtful yet deeply accomplished guitar playing, unfurls and moves much like the landscape itself - mirroring the unpredictable, yet beautifully flowing, rolling hills and valleys of his hometown, the Aire Valley in West Yorkshire.

RnR Magazine - ★★★★★

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"guitar virtuosity and confident song-craft" ... more

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