《The Blind Harper》是Kate Rusby演唱的歌曲，收錄於專輯《Underneath the Stars》中。
基本介紹
- 外文名：The Blind Harper
- 所屬專輯：Underneath the Stars
- 歌曲原唱：Kate Rusby
- 歌曲語言：英語
歌曲歌詞
Have you heard of the blind harper
Now he lived in Hogmaven town
He went down to fair England
To steal King Henry's wanton Brown
First he went unto his wife
With all the haste as go could he
This work he said will never go well
Without the help of our good grey mare
Said she you take the good grey mare
She'll run o'er hills both low and high
Go take the halter in your hose
And leave the foal at home with me
He's up and went to England gone
He went as fast as go could he
And when he got to Carlisle gates
Who should be there but King Henry
Come in come in you blind harper
And of your music let me hear
But up and said the blind harper
I'd rather have a stable for my mare
The king looked over his left shoulder
And he said unto his stable groom
Go take the poor blind harper's mare
And put her beside my wanton brown
Then he's harped and then he sang
Til he played them all so sound asleep
And quietly he took off his shoes
And down the stairs he did creep
Straight to the stable door he's gone
With a tread so light as light could be
When he opened and went in
He found thirty steeds and three
He took the halter from his horse
And from his purse he did not fail
He slipped it over the wanton's nose
And tied it to the grey mare's tail
Then he let her loose at the castle gates
She didn't fail to find her way
She went back to her own colt foal
Three long hours before the day
Then in the morning at fair daylight
When they had ended all their cheer
Behold the wantong brown had gone
So had the poor blind harper's mare
Oh Alas said the blind harper
Ever als that I came here
In Scotland I've got a little colt foal
In England they stole my good grey mare
Hold your tongue said King Henry
And all your mournings let them be
You shall get a far better mare
And well paid shall our colt foal be
Again he harped and again he sang
The sweetest music he let them hear
He was paid for a foal that he never lost
And three times worth the good grey mare
He was paid for a foal that he never lost
And three times worth the good grey mare
