Karan Casey
Karan Casey - The Brown And The Yellow Ale lyrics
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As I was going down the road one fine morning Oh the brown and the yellow ale I met with a young man without any warning Oh love of my heart He asked me if the woman by my side was my daughter Oh the brown and the yellow ale When I said she was my wife, well, his manner did not alter Oh love of my heart He asked me if I'd lend her for an hour and a day Oh the brown and the yellow ale I said, "If she thinks it fair, you may take her away Oh love of my heart She said, "You take the high road, and I'll take off with him Oh the brown and the yellow ale And we'll meet again by the ford in the river" Oh love of my heart I waited by the ford for an hour and a quarter Oh the brown and the yellow ale And when she came to me, 'twas without shame I saw her Oh love of my heart She told me her story, I lay down and I died Oh the brown and the yellow ale She sent two men out for timber, oh she never even cried Oh love of my heart A board of alder and a board of holly Oh the brown and the yellow ale And two greater yards of a shroud all about me Oh love of my heart Now if my own little mother, she had never been a woman Oh the brown and the yellow ale I would sing you many's another song about the women Oh love of my heart