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She looked out of the window as white as any milk And he looked in at the window as black as any silk Hello, hello, hello, hello, you coal blacksmith You have done me no harm You never shall have my maidenhead That I have kept so long I'd rather die a maid Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky Coal blacksmith, a maiden, I will die She became a duck, a duck all on the stream And he became a water dog and fetched her back again Hello, hello, hello, hello you coal blacksmith You have done me no harm You never shall have my maidenhead That I have kept so long, I'd rather die a maid Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky Coal blacksmith, a maiden, I will die She became a star, a star all in the night And he became a thundercloud And muffled her out of sight Hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith You have done me no harm You never shall have my maidenhead That I have kept so long, I'd rather die a maid Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky Coal black smith, a maiden, I will die She became a rose, a rose all in the wood And he became a bumble bee And kissed her where she stood Hello, hello, hello, hello you coal blacksmith You have done me no harm You never shall have my maidenhead That I have kept so long, I'd rather die a maid Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky Coal blacksmith, a maiden, I will die She became a nun, a nun all dressed in white And he became a canting priest And prayed for her by night Hello, hello, hello, hello you coal blacksmith You have done me no harm You never shall have my maidenhead That I have kept so long, I'd rather die a maid Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky Coal blacksmith, a maiden, I will die She became a trout, a trout all in the brook And he became a feathered fly And caught her with his hook Hello, hello, hello, hello you coal blacksmith You have done me no harm You never shall have my maidenhead That I have kept so long, I'd rather die a maid Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky Coal blacksmith, a maiden, I will die She became a corpse, a corpse all in the ground And he became the cold clay and smothered her all around Hello, hello, hello, hello you coal blacksmith You have done me no harm You never shall have my maidenhead That I have kept so long, I'd rather die a maid Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky Coal blacksmith, a maiden, I will die
Writer(s): Dp, Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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