Marrowbones Songtext

von Steeleye Span

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"Marrowbones" von Steeleye Span erzählt die Geschichte einer Frau, die ihren Ehemann betrügt und einen anderen Mann lieb...

There was a woman in our town and in our town did dwell.
She loved her old man dearly but another man twice as well.
And sing fal-the-lal-lal-the- lal-li-day
Fal-lal-the- Â lal-li-day

She went down to the doctor to see if she could find
Anything in the whole world to make her old man blind.
And sing fal-the-lal-lal-the- lal-li-day
Fal-lal-the- Â lal-li-day

"oh take him sixteen marrowbones and make him eat them all.
And when he's finished he'll be so blind that he won't see you at all."
And sing fal-the-lal-lal-the- lal-li-day
Fal-lal-the- Â lal-li-day

So the doctor he wrote a letter and he sealed it with his hand.
And he sent it up to the old man to make him understand.
And sing fal-the-lal-lal-the- lal-li-day
Fal-lal-the- Â lal-li-day

But the old man being a crafty bugger, he knew it all before.
He ate them up and he says "me dear, oh I can't see you at all."
And sing fal-the-lal-lal-the- lal-li-day
Fal-lal-the- Â lal-li-day

Says he, "I'll go to the river, and there meself I'll drown."
Says she, "I'll walk along with you to see that you don't fall down."
And sing fal-the-lal-lal-the- lal-li-day
Fal-lal-the- Â lal-li-day

They walked along together till they come to the river's brim.
So gently there she's kissed him and she crept away behind.
And sing fal-the-lal-lal-the- lal-li-day
Fal-lal-the- Â lal-li-day

She ran and she ran behind him to try to push him in.
But the old man heard and he jumped aside and she went tumbling in.
And sing fal-the-lal-lal-the- lal-li-day
Fal-lal-the- Â lal-li-day

So loudly she did holler and loud for mercy call.
But the old man says, "I am so blind, I can't see you at all".
And sing fal-the-lal-lal-the- lal-li-day
Fal-lal-the- Â lal-li-day

She swam and she swam and she swam around till she came to the further brim.
But the old man got the barge pole and he pushed her further in.
And sing fal-the-lal-lal-the- lal-li-day
Fal-lal-the- Â lal-li-day

Oh it may take sixteen marrowbones to make your old man blind,
But if you want to murder him you must creep up close behind.
And sing fal-the-lal-lal-the- lal-li-day
Fal-lal-the- Â lal-li-day