Steeleye Span - The Maid And The Palmer lyrics

Oh, the maid went down to the well for to wash And the dew fell down from her snow-white flesh The dew fell down from her snow-white flesh As the sun shone down so early And as she washed, as she wrung She hung them out on the hazel wand She hung them out on the hazel wand And by there came a palmer man Oh, God speed you, Old Man, she cries God speed you, you pretty fair maid God speed you, you pretty fair maid As the sun shines down so early Have you got a cup, have you got a can? Can you give a drink to a palmer-man? Can you give a drink to a palmer-man? As the sun shines down so early Oh, I've no cup and I've no can And I cannot give a drink to a palmer-man And I cannot give a drink to a palmer-man As the sun shines down so early You lie, you lie, you are forsworn For if your truelove came from Rome Then a cup, a can you'd find for him As the sun shines down so early Now, she swore by God and the good St. John Truelover she had never a one Truelover she had never a one As the sun shines down so early You lie, you lie, you are forsworn For nine children you have born For nine children you have born As the sun shines down so early Oh, there's three of them lying under your bed-head Three of them under the hearth are laid Three of them under the hearth are laid As the sun shines down so early Three more laying on yonder green Count, fair maid, for that makes nine Count, fair maid, for that makes nine As the sun shines down so early Palmer, oh, Palmer, do tell me Penance that you will give to me Penance that you will give to me As the sun shines down so early Penance I will give thee none But seven years as a stepping stone But seven years as a stepping stone As the sun shines down so early Seven more as a clapper to ring in the bell Seven to run from the apes of hell Seven to run from the apes of hell As the sun shines down so early Welcome, welcome stepping stone Welcome clapper in the bell to ring Welcome clapper in the bell to ring As the sun shines down so early Welcome stone, welcome bell Christ, keep me from the apes of hell Christ, keep me from the apes of hell As the sun shines down so early