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There was a lord in the north country
Who courted a lady gay
As they were riding side by side
A wager he did lay

“I will wager you, my love,
A hundred pounds to your one
That a maid you'll go to the Broomfield Hill
And a maid you'll ne'er return.”

As she sat in her own bower door
It's there she made a moan
Saying, "Should I go to the Broomfield Hill
Or should I stay at home?"

Oh up and spoke an old witch woman
As she sat all alone
Saying, “You may go to the Broomfield Hill
And yet a maid return.”

“For when you get to the Broomfield Hill
You'll find your lover asleep
With his hawk and his hound and his good grey mare
And to him you will creep,”

“And you'll pick the blossoms from off the broom
The blossom that smells so sweet
And you’ll strew them around his head and feet
The sounder will he sleep.”

So she's gone up the Broomfield Hill
And she’s found her lover asleep
And gently, gently she’s kissed his lips
Which were so red and sweet.

And she's picked the blossoms from off the broom
The blossom that smells so sweet
And she’s laid some down at the crown of his head
And more at the sole of his feet

And she's pulled off her golden ring
Placed it in his right hand
All for to let her true love know
That she'd been there and gone

“Oh, where were you, my noble hawk
And where were you, my steed
And where were you, my good greyhound
Why did you not waken me?”

“Oh I clapped with my wings, master,
And all my bells I rang
But I could not waken you in time
Before your lady ran!”

“Sleep more in the night, Master,
And sleep less in the day.
Then you might see when your love comes
And when she goes away!”

There was a lord in the north country
Who courted a lady gay
As they were riding side by side
A wager he did lay

Oh, bitter did that lady weep
When first came to the hill
But laughing came she down again
For the wager she did win!

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from Love, Crime, and Fiddle Music - album in progress, released March 1, 2017
Produced and arranged by Duncan Cameron. All instruments played by Duncan Cameron.

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Duncan Cameron Sudbury, Ontario

Raised in a musical family, Duncan Cameron has been a member of many groups including The Pierre Schryer Band (Juno nominated in 2004), Fig For a Kiss (nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in 2006), and Fagroongala and The Irish Descendants. He has toured across North America and Europe singing in French and English and playing fiddle, guitar, bouzouki, tin whistle, harmonica and bodhrán. ... more

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