Matty Groves-Joan Baez

[00:04.44]A holiday, a holiday, and the first one of the year [00:09.72]Lord Arlen's wife came into the church, [00:20.73]the gospel for to hear. [00:22.17]And when the meeting it was done, she cast her eyes about [00:26.61]And there she saw little Matty Groves, walking in the crowd [00:43.32]"Come home with me, little Matty Groves, come home with me tonight [01:25.11]Come home with me, little Matty Groves, and sleep with me till light" [01:46.32]"Oh, I can't come home, I won't come home and sleep with you tonight [01:55.80]By the rings on your fingers I can tell you are my master's wife" [01:59.73]"But if I am Lord Arlen 's wife, Lord Arlen's not at home [02:25.38]He is out in the far cornfields bringing the yearlings home" [02:28.53]And a servant who was standing by and hearing what was said [02:57.03]He swore Lord Arlen he would know before the sun would set [03:01.17]And in his hurry to carry the news, he bent his breast and ran [03:14.13]And when he came to the broad millstream, he took off his shoes and he swam [03:42.75]Little Matty Groves, he lay down and took a little sleep [03:46.20]When he awoke, Lord Arlen was standing at his feet [03:49.17]Saying "How do you like my feather bed and how do you like my sheets [04:49.20]How do you like my lady who lies in your arms asleep?" [04:57.66]"Oh, well I like your feather bed and well I like your sheets [05:06.75]But better I like your lady gay who lies in my arms asleep" [05:15.51]"Well, get up, get up," Lord Arlen cried, "get up as quick as you can [05:22.62]It'll never be said in fair England that I slew a naked man" [05:25.59]"Oh, I can't get up, I won't get up, I can't get up for my life [05:29.82]For you have two long beaten swords and I not a pocket knife" [05:31.08]"Well it's true I have two beaten swords and they cost me deep in the purse [05:33.57]But you will have the better of them and I will have the worse [05:35.55]And you will strike the very first blow and strike it like a man [05:39.81]I will strike the very next blow and I'll kill you if I can" [05:41.10]So Matty struck the very first blow and he hurt Lord Arlen sore [05:46.77]Lord Arlen struck the very next blow and Matty struck no more [05:50.70]And then Lord Arlen took his wife and he sat her on his knee [06:11.61]Saying "Who do you like the best of us, Matty Groves or me?" [06:22.41]And then up spoke his own dear wife, never heard to speak so free [06:25.83]"I'd rather a kiss from dead Matty's lips than you or your finery" [06:35.61]Lord Arlen he jumped up and loudly he did bawl [06:49.92]He struck his wife right through the heart and pinned her against the wall [06:58.11]"A grave, a grave," Lord Arlen cried, "to put these lovers in [06:59.37]But bury my lady at the top for she was of noble kin"