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Steeleye Span The Brown Girl Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 8.30/10 [10 votes]Album: Another Parcel of Steeleye Span / Original Release Date: 2010-07-30Genre: PopSong Duration: 5 min 03 sec
STEELEYE SPAN
- The Brown Girl Lyrics / with translationsTraditional
I'm as brown as brown can be
My eyes are black as sloe
I'm as brick as a night-time nightingale
As wild as the forest doe
My love was high and proud
A fortune by his side
But a fairer maiden than ever I'll be He took to his bride
He sent me a letter of love
He sent it from the town
He wrote to tell me his love was gone
Because I was so brown
I sent back his letter of love
And in anger I wrote down
Your love is wasted on such as me
Because I am so brown
Chorus
I'll dance upon your grave for twelve months and a day
I'll do as much for you as any maiden may
I'll make you rue the very day that you were born
I'm a bonny brown girl
I heard not another word more
Until six months passed by
A doctor said he had a broken heart
Without me he would die
I went to his bedside
I walked and never ran
I laughed so loud and then louder still
All at this love-sick man
Chorus
‘I prithee forget, said he
‘I prithee forget and forgive
Oh, grant me just a little space
That I may be well and live
Chorus
I'll dance upon your grave for twelve months and a day
For twelve months and a day
You'll die for betraying a bonny brown girl
All on one summer's day
Chorus
I'm as brown as brown can be
My eyes are black as sloe
I'm as brick as a night-time nightingale
As wild as the forest doe
My love was high and proud
A fortune by his side
But a fairer maiden than ever I'll be He took to his bride
He sent me a letter of love
He sent it from the town
He wrote to tell me his love was gone
Because I was so brown
I sent back his letter of love
And in anger I wrote down
Your love is wasted on such as me
Because I am so brown
Chorus
I'll dance upon your grave for twelve months and a day
I'll do as much for you as any maiden may
I'll make you rue the very day that you were born
I heard not another word more
Until six months passed by
A doctor said he had a broken heart
Without me he would die
I went to his bedside
I walked and never ran
I laughed so loud and then louder still
All at this love-sick man
Chorus
‘I prithee forget, said he
‘I prithee forget and forgive
Oh, grant me just a little space
That I may be well and live
Chorus
I'll dance upon your grave for twelve months and a day
For twelve months and a day
You'll die for betraying a bonny brown girl
All on one summer's day
Chorus
Facts about The Brown Girl
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The Brown Girl is written by Bob Johnson, Maddy Prior, Nigel Pegrum, Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Tim Hart, Traditional.
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It is first released on July 30, 2010 as part of Steeleye Span's album "Another Parcel of Steeleye Span" which includes 47 tracks in total. This song is the 4th track on this album.
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The Brown Girl falls under the genre Pop.
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The Brown Girl song length is 5 minutes and 03 seconds.
Who wrote The Brown Girl lyrics?
The Brown Girl is written by Bob Johnson, Maddy Prior, Nigel Pegrum, Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Tim Hart, Traditional.
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When was The Brown Girl released?
It is first released on July 30, 2010 as part of Steeleye Span's album "Another Parcel of Steeleye Span" which includes 47 tracks in total. This song is the 4th track on this album.
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Which genre is The Brown Girl?
The Brown Girl falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song The Brown Girl?
The Brown Girl song length is 5 minutes and 03 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by gsba3Songwriter(s): Bob Johnson, Maddy Prior, Nigel Pegrum, Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Tim Hart, Traditional
Record Label(s): 2010 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Chrysalis Records Ltd
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